Hope city, AR

Hempstead County, AR

2022 population: 8,921 ( 1,174 from 2010 )
Land area: 10.7 square miles
Population density: 835.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,980	33.40%	13.3%
Black:	4,152	46.54%	4.7%
Indian:	52	0.58%	126.1%
Asian:	19	0.21%	26.9%
2+ races:	78	0.87%	45.5%
Hispanic:	1,640	18.38%	21.8%

Total non-White:	5,941	66.60%	10.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-457	-5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-717	-8.6

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
10,095
3,437	34.05%
4,359	43.18%
23	0.23%
26	0.26%
143	1.42%
2,096	20.76%
6,658	65.95%

2000
10,518
4,257	40.47%
4,482	42.61%
32	0.30%
81	0.77%
156	1.48%
1,476	14.03%
6,261	59.53%

1990
9,643
5,553	57.59%
3,863	40.06%
12	0.12%
51	0.53%
n/a
157	1.63%
4,090	42.41%

1980
10,290
6,771	65.80%
3,519	34.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3,519	34.20%

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

-820	-7.8
397	3.8

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

-1,296	-13.4
2,171	22.5

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

-1,218	-11.8
571	5.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Hope city, AR

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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
36.2
2,579	28.9%
6,342	71.1%
1,457	16.3%

3,171
2.71

1,941	61.2%
1,048	54.0%
480	24.7%
1,230	38.8%

2010
Number	Percent
32.5
2,988	29.6%
7,107	70.4%
1,287	12.7%

3,760
2.61

2,503	66.6%
1,371	54.8%
558	22.3%
1,257	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
32.6
3,036	28.9%
7,482	71.1%
1,568	14.9%

3,929
2.61

2,657	67.6%
1,702	64.1%
550	20.7%
1,272	32.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
2,712	28.1%
6,931	71.9%
1,836	19.0%

3,729
2.49

2,592	69.5%
1,788	69.0%
477	18.4%
1,137	30.5%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
3,049	29.6%
7,241	70.4%
1,934	18.8%

3,918
2.58

2,806	71.6%
2,232	79.5%
235	8.4%
1,112	28.4%

2022 Housing Data for Hope city, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	252	7.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	363	11.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	234	7.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	236	7.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	56	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	210	6.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	185	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	174	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	109	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	312	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	251	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	301	9.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	161	5.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	69	2.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	106	3.3%
$200,000 or more	152	4.8%

Median Household Income	43,018
Per Capita Income	26,157

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	481	15.2%
Public Assistance	22	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	632	19.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,698	63.8%
Unemployed	124	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,822	66.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,410	33.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,666	1,132	59.5%
Non-Profit	125	44	74.0%
Self-Employed	66	25	72.5%

Local Government	61	127	32.4%
State Government	15	241	5.9%
Federal Government	6	56	9.7%

Total Private + Self	1,732	1,157	60.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	207	468	30.7%
Total	1,939	1,625	54.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	405	11.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	455	12.8%
Professional, Technical	529	14.8%
Service Occupations	587	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	91	2.6%
All others	1,588	44.6%

White Collar		39.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	976	27.4%
Health care and social assistance	501	14.1%
Accommodation and food services	467	13.1%
Educational services	346	9.7%
Retail trade	294	8.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	226	6.3%
Transportation and warehousing	195	5.5%
Other services	120	3.4%
Construction	115	3.2%
Utilities	94	2.6%
Public administration	73	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	65	1.8%
Finance and insurance	45	1.3%
Information	16	0.4%
Wholesale trade	15	0.4%
Management	12	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,530	17.15%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	16	0.18%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	84	0.94%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	28	0.31%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	56	0.63%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.11%
Argentinean	10	0.11%
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	19	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,120	85.4%
Spanish	1,193	14.3%
Other Asian	19	0.2%
German, other Germanic	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	622	7.0%
English	571	6.4%
American	333	3.7%
German	317	3.6%
Polish	99	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	58	0.7%
Italian	43	0.5%
African	43	0.5%
European	41	0.5%
Scottish	37	0.4%
Swedish	24	0.3%
Portuguese	20	0.2%
French	18	0.2%
Dutch	10	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,372	93.8%
Not a citizen	549	6.2%

Native	8,169	91.6%
Foreign-born	752	8.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
541	10.1%	447	8.3%	2,074	38.7%	1,435	26.8%	515	9.6%	348	6.5%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	541	10.1%
9-12 Years	447	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,074	38.7%
Some College	1,435	26.8%
Bach. Degree	515	9.6%
Grad Degree	348	6.5%
Average years of education: 12.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -37	R +103	R + 3.8%
D -140
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	45%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,536	51.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,340	44.6%	130	4.3%	3,006	-11	4	0.25%
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	1,573	49.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,480	46.5%	133	4.2%	3,186	-11	3	0.28%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hope city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,340

44.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,536

51.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

112

3.7%

TOTAL

3,006

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Hope city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,480

46.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,573

49.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

3,186

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hope city, AR

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	43%	Tom Cotton* (R)	1,730	60.3%	Ricky Harrington (Libertarian)	1,138	39.7%	0	0.0%	2,868	-6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	33%	Asa Hutchinson* (R)	1,265	57.1%	Jared Henderson (D)	906	40.9%	46 [+]	2.1%	2,217	-8	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark West (Libertarian) 46 (2.1%);
2016	S3	44%	John Boozman* (R)	1,539	50.9%	Conner Eldridge (D)	1,413	46.8%	70 [+]	2.3%	3,022	-9	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Frank Gilbert (Libertarian) 69 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (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	4,020
Median Value	$89,700

Occupied	3,171	78.9%
Vacant	849	21.1%

Owned	1,688	53.2%
Rented	1,483	46.8%
Median Rent	$759

Single-Family Units	2,722	67.7%
Detached	2,722	67.7%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	247	6.1%
Mobile Homes	516	12.8%

Hope city, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hope city, AR

2022 Housing Data for Hope city, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hope city, AR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hope city, AR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hope city, AR

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hope city, AR

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hope city, AR