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Hopewell city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Hopewell city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hopewell is an independent city of roughly 22,900 residents that grew 2.4% over five years, with a median household income of $54,729 and median worker earnings of $36,064—both pointing to a lower-cost labor market reinforced by a median home value of $165,100. The workforce skews blue-collar, with only 12.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 87.7% have at least a high school diploma and labor force participation stands at 60.9%. An unemployment rate of 9.3% and poverty rate of 23.8% indicate a substantial share of working-age residents outside stable employment, which may affect workforce availability and consumer demand in the local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,944

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,729

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.4% since 2018

Hopewell city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone10,004 (43.6%)
  • White Alone9,436 (41.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,691 (7.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone782 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race778 (3.4%)
  • Asian Alone247 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish831
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic144
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)140
  4. 4.Other Indo-European54
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,617

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$26,626

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,398
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,165
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,158
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,050
  5. 5.Construction (Group)868

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,585
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,315
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,972
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,954
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,173

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.52×)691
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.43×)1,367
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.39×)784
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.26×)837
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)1,101

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$165,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,085/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

57.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,262 (23.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999643 (12.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999545 (10.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999437 (8.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999397 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999348 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,064

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

10.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,895 (79.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,153 (11.6%)
  • Carpooled772 (7.8%)
  • Taxi51 (0.5%)
  • Other34 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle23 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.