Hope town, ME

Knox County, ME

2022 population: 1,795 ( 259 from 2010 )
Land area: 22.0 square miles
Population density: 81.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,718	95.71%	16.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	13	0.72%	30.0%
2+ races:	37	2.06%	60.9%
Hispanic:	23	1.28%	53.3%

Total non-White:	77	4.29%	28.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	242	19.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	17	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,536
1,476	96.09%
2	0.13%
10	0.65%
10	0.65%
23	1.50%
15	0.98%
60	3.91%

2000
1,310
1,282	97.86%
0	0.00%
12	0.92%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	1.22%
28	2.14%

1990
1,017
1,003	98.62%
0	0.00%
3	0.29%
3	0.29%
n/a
8	0.79%
14	1.38%

1980
735
731	99.46%
0	0.00%
4	0.54%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

194	14.8
32	2.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

279	27.4
14	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

272	37.0
10	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Hope town, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.6
387	21.6%
1,408	78.4%
358	19.9%

674
2.64

508	75.4%
463	91.1%
19	3.7%
166	24.6%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
365	23.8%
1,171	76.2%
198	12.9%

603
2.54

444	73.6%
368	82.9%
39	8.8%
159	26.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
354	27.0%
956	73.0%
119	9.1%

512
2.54

381	74.4%
323	84.8%
36	9.4%
131	25.6%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
288	28.3%
729	71.7%
120	11.8%

371
2.74

290	78.2%
257	88.6%
15	5.2%
81	21.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
200	27.2%
535	72.8%
99	13.5%

257
2.86

202	78.6%
189	93.6%
6	3.0%
55	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Hope town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	12	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	1.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	14	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	38	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	42	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	107	15.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	156	23.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	64	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	55	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	54	8.0%
$200,000 or more	48	7.1%

Median Household Income	81,343
Per Capita Income	41,677

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	33	4.9%
Public Assistance	32	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	66	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	775	71.4%
Unemployed	31	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	806	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	280	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	259	305	45.9%
Non-Profit	45	89	33.6%
Self-Employed	68	61	52.7%

Local Government	27	6	81.8%
State Government	18	14	56.2%
Federal Government	0	10	0.0%

Total Private + Self	327	366	47.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	90	119	43.1%
Total	417	485	46.2%

Pct. Govt.	8.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	170	18.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	145	16.0%
Professional, Technical	258	28.5%
Service Occupations	152	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	2.0%
All others	181	20.0%

White Collar		63.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	153	16.9%
Health care and social assistance	116	12.8%
Retail trade	107	11.8%
Construction	76	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	74	8.2%
Manufacturing	68	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	64	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	57	6.3%
Other services	33	3.6%
Public administration	30	3.3%
Finance and insurance	26	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	25	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	18	2.0%
Information	10	1.1%
Utilities	6	0.7%
Wholesale trade	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	10	0.56%
Cuban	10	0.56%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.17%
Costa Rican	3	0.17%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	10	0.56%
Chinese	3	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,551	91.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	71	4.2%
Spanish	58	3.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.8%
German, other Germanic	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	494	27.5%
Irish	290	16.2%
German	146	8.1%
American	124	6.9%
French Canadian	72	4.0%
French	71	4.0%
Swedish	70	3.9%
Scottish	50	2.8%
Polish	49	2.7%
Italian	41	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	39	2.2%
European	37	2.1%
Finnish	33	1.8%
Norwegian	21	1.2%
British	20	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,790	99.7%
Not a citizen	5	0.3%

Native	1,784	99.4%
Foreign-born	11	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12	0.9%	36	2.8%	327	25.8%	322	25.4%	348	27.5%	222	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12	0.9%
9-12 Years	36	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	327	25.8%
Some College	322	25.4%
Bach. Degree	348	27.5%
Grad Degree	222	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +25	D +91	D + 6.7%
D +116
2020 vs. 2012	R +62	D +46	D + 1.5%
D +108
2020 vs. 2008	R +58	D +50	D + 2.0%
D +108

2016 vs. 2008	R +33	R +41	R + 4.7%
D -8
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Joe Biden (D)	653	58.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	443	39.7%	21	1.9%	1,117	-4	-7	0.14%
2016	75%	Hillary Clinton (D)	537	52.5%	Donald Trump (R)	418	40.9%	67	6.6%	1,022	-4	-5	0.14%
2012	78%	Barack Obama* (D)	545	56.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	381	39.8%	31	3.2%	957	-1	-7	0.13%
2008	84%	Barack Obama (D)	545	57.8%	John McCain (R)	385	40.8%	13	1.4%	943	0	-5	0.13%
2004	88%	John Kerry (D)	456	49.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	439	47.9%	21	2.3%	916	3	-3	0.12%
2000	79%	George W. Bush (R)	372	49.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	312	41.4%	70	9.3%	754	5	1	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hope town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

653

58.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

443

39.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,117

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

2016 President, Hope town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

537

52.5%

Donald Trump (R)

418

40.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,022

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

2012 President, Hope town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

545

56.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

381

39.8%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

957

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Hope town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

545

57.8%

John McCain (R)

385

40.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

943

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Hope town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

439

47.9%

John Kerry (D)

456

49.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

916

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Hope town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

372

49.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

312

41.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

754

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hope town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Janet Mills* (D)	588	58.4%	Paul LePage (R)	403	40.0%	16 [+]	1.6%	1,007	-2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 16 (1.6%);
2020	S2	76%	Sara Gideon (D)	536	47.8%	Susan Collins* (R)	487	43.4%	98 [+]	8.7%	1,121	-8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 80 (7.1%); Max Linn (I) 18 (1.6%);
2018	S1	66%	Angus King* (I)	531	56.6%	Eric Brakey (R)	302	32.2%	105 [+]	11.2%	938	-3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 105 (11.2%);
2018	G	66%	Janet Mills (D)	533	56.9%	Shawn Moody (R)	358	38.2%	46 [+]	4.9%	937	-5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 46 (4.9%);
2014	S2	63%	Susan Collins* (R)	537	65.6%	Shenna Bellows (D)	282	34.4%	0	0.0%	819	-3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	64%	Paul LePage* (R)	386	46.8%	Michael Michaud (D)	382	46.4%	56 [+]	6.8%	824	-1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 56 (6.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	838
Median Value	$261,100

Occupied	674	80.4%
Vacant	164	19.6%

Owned	609	90.4%
Rented	65	9.6%
Median Rent	$1,082

Single-Family Units	771	92.0%
Detached	758	90.5%
Attached	13	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	62	7.4%

Hope town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hope town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Hope town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hope town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hope town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hope town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hope town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hope town, ME