Hope, Arkansas demographics

Hope, AR demographics: median age 41.3; 14.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hope city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0533190. The survey estimates a population of 8,671 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hope is 41.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.7 years. There are 3,522 households (±318). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.3 ±3.7	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,671
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	2,229 ±349	25.7% ±4.0 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	1,782 ±345	20.6% ±4.0 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	2,982 ±375	34.4% ±4.3 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	1,678 ±264	19.4% ±3.0 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,671
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	4,356 ±294	50.2% ±3.4 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	4,315 ±297	49.8% ±3.4 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,671
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	3,145 ±451	36.3% ±5.2 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,819 ±426	44.0% ±4.9 pp	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	4 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	57 ±40 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	512 ±259 · low precision	5.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,134 ±343	13.1% ±4.0 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,671
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,055 ±350	81.4% ±4.0 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,616 ±352	18.6% ±4.1 pp	9.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,522
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,189 ±220	33.8% ±5.5 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	151 ±85 · low precision	4.3% ±2.4 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	531 ±161	15.1% ±4.4 pp	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,588 ±299	45.1% ±7.4 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	63 ±49 · low precision	1.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,522
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	902 ±192	25.6% ±4.9 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,620 ±338	74.4% ±6.9 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,522
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,588 ±299	45.1% ±7.4 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	934 ±239	26.5% ±6.4 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	455 ±182	12.9% ±5.0 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	228 ±97	6.5% ±2.7 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	183 ±128 · low precision	5.2% ±3.6 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	120 ±66 · low precision	3.4% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	14 ±28 · low precision	0.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,671
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	7,803 ±203	90.0% ±2.3 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	868 ±201	10.0% ±2.3 pp	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,927
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	6,943 ±275	87.6% ±3.1 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	920 ±243	11.6% ±3.1 pp	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	10 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	24 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	23 ±30 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,694
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,128 ±274	19.8% ±4.7 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,245 ±333	39.4% ±5.5 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,320 ±282	23.2% ±4.8 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	195 ±86	3.4% ±1.5 pp	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	441 ±194	7.7% ±3.4 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	365 ±150	6.4% ±2.6 pp	9.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,617
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	7,524 ±375	87.3% ±4.3 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	683 ±321	7.9% ±3.7 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	374 ±220 · low precision	4.3% ±2.6 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	30 ±36 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	6 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.2% of Hope residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 78.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hope	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.2% ±2.3 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	78.8% ±6.2 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Hope . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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