COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hopewell

Virginia · 23,101 residents · 10.4 sq mi

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Hopewell is home to 23,101 people in Virginia. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $54,500. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 19%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $26,934, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,101

+3%vs 2000

vs 22,354 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,846)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,587)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,563)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,720)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(1,693)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(3,958)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(3,063)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(2,476)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(2,173)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(1,692)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(986)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(344)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,934

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,196 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,897

−27%vs 2000

vs $16,338 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.4%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,500

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$389

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $512 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.0% in 2000

43.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.1%(13,655)

Black33.2%(7,414)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(651)

Asian0.8%(178)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.4%(16,733)

Black25.6%(5,918)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(435)

Asian1.1%(260)

Other0.8%(190)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(998)

Puerto Rican2.7%(611)

Central American0.8%(181)

Honduran0.7%(156)

Cuban0.7%(152)

Dominican0.1%(25)

South American0.1%(22)

Ecuadorian0.1%(22)

Costa Rican0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0%(5)

Panamanian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(154)

Vietnamese0.2%(50)

Japanese0.1%(16)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Thai0.1%(13)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(15)

Ancestry

English9.5%(2,173)

American6.4%(1,480)

German5.2%(1,189)

Irish4.8%(1,094)

Italian3.4%(789)

Scottish1.2%(286)

French1.1%(256)

Polish0.9%(199)

Subsaharan African0.8%(186)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(125)

West Indian0.5%(121)

Arab0.4%(86)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Moroccan0.4%(86)

Hungarian0.4%(84)

Greek0.3%(69)

Welsh0.3%(68)

Haitian0.3%(59)

Swedish0.2%(52)

Canadian0.2%(46)

Dutch0.2%(43)

Nigerian0.2%(36)

Slovak0.2%(35)

Jamaican0.1%(30)

Lithuanian0.1%(29)

Iranian0.1%(28)

French Canadian0.1%(22)

Czech0.1%(18)

British0.1%(17)

Austrian0.1%(15)

Swiss0%(11)

Russian0%(10)

Romanian0%(6)

Danish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.4%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.7 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.7%(3,373)

Married44.8%(3,624)

Widowed4.2%(339)

Divorced9.4%(762)

Women 15+

Never married35.9%(3,549)

Married35.4%(3,501)

Widowed10.8%(1,067)

Divorced17.9%(1,769)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−12.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.8%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.3%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)39.2%(634)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)41.2%(667)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.1%(357)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.7%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,617 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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