Hope, AR

Census Place

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2023 Population

8,787

1.5% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJohn Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATom Cotton

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.5

3.59% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

20.6%

28% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$44,353

3.1% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,471

2.61% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hope, AR are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (44.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (32.5%), Other (Hispanic) (7.69%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.93%), and White (Hispanic) (5.14%).

None of the households in Hope, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.2% of the residents in Hope, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hope, AR are University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (611 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Hope, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Hope, AR was 2 cars per household.

United States Arkansas Hempstead County, AR Hope, AR

Population & Diversity

Hope, AR is home to a population of 8.79k people, from which 93.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 9.28% of Hope, AR residents were born outside of the country (815 people).

In 2023, there were 1.36 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.9k people) in Hope, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.86k White (Non-Hispanic) and 676 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.2%

2023 Citizenship

93.8%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hope, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hope, AR

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.9k ± 380
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.86k ± 384
Other (Hispanic)
676 ± 317

20.4%

Hispanic Population

1.79k people

20.4% of the people in Hope, AR are hispanic (1.79k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hope, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
62,018 ± 6,050 people
El Salvador
15,360 ± 3,035 people
India
9,985 ± 2,449 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 62,018 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,360 and India with 9,985.

Foreign-Born Population

9.28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

815 people

8.43%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

752 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hope, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
81 ± 60
Gulf War (2001-)
64 ± 57
Gulf War (1990s)
15 ± 25

Hope, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hope, AR employs 3.47k people. The largest industries in Hope, AR are Manufacturing (834 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (469 people), and Educational Services (385 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,982), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,104), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($48,966).

Males in Arkansas have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,335. The income inequality in Arkansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.47k

2023 Value

± 482

−2.61%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hope, AR, are Production Occupations (606 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (288 people), and Material Moving Occupations (272 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hope, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.47k

2023 Value

± 482

−2.61%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hope, AR, are Manufacturing (834 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (469 people), and Educational Services (385 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hope, AR, though some of these residents may live in Hope, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

N/AJohn Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ATom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Hope, AR are White (364 and 59.6%), followed by Black or African American (163 and 26.7%), Hispanic or Latino (55 and 9%), and Two or More Races (19 and 3.11%).

The largest universities in Hope, AR by number of degrees awarded are University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (611 and NaNN%).

The most popular majors in Hope, AR are Liberal Arts & Sciences (190 and NaNN%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (53 and NaNN%), and Welding Technology (45 and NaNN%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
116 degrees awarded
Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
24 degrees awarded
General Health Services
18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Hope, AR was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 116 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Hope, AR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

611 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana with 611 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 224 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hope, AR, which is 0.579 times less than the 387 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 364 degrees mean that there were 2.23 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 163 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,850) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,030) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,326) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Hope, AR have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hope, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

N/A

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hope, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Hope, AR colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,353

Median Household Income

± $7,337

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Hope, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hope, AR is from Arkansas.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (86.2%)
Carpooled (10.2%)
Worked At Home (2.39%)

In 2023, 86.2% of workers in Hope, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (2.39%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hope, AR have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.28% of the workforce in Hope, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hope, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hope, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hope, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hope, AR (1.76k out of 8.55k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hope, AR is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.6% of the population of Hope, AR has health coverage, with 32.8% on employee plans, 33.5% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.608% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hempstead County, AR see 3542 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.31% decrease from the previous year (3589 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2813 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 938 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,542 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hempstead County, AR

Primary care physicians in Hempstead County, AR see an average of 3,542 patients per year. This represents a 1.31% decrease from the previous year (3,589 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hempstead County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.37%

Uninsured

32.8%

Employer Coverage

33.5%

Medicaid

13%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

0.608%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hope, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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