Moving to Hope, Arkansas

About Hope, Arkansas
Hope

Hope is a city in Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas, United States. Hope is the county seat of Hempstead County and the principal city of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hempstead and Nevada counties. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,095, and in 2019 the population was estimated at 9,599.

Hope is the birthplace of three Arkansas governors: Bill Clinton (who was also President of the United States from 1993 to 2001), Mike Huckabee (who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016), and Sarah Huckabee Sanders (the incumbent governor and daughter of Mike Huckabee).

Gender
Gender Hope Arkansas Country
Female 55.8% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 44.2% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Hope Arkansas Country
Less than $10,000 11.1% 7.4% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5% 5.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.7% 11.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.7% 11.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5% 14.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.5% 18.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.1% 11.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.2% 11.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.9% 4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.3% 4% 8.3%
Education


Education Hope Arkansas Country
< 9th Grade 9% 6% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 38% 34% 27.0%
Other College 21% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 9% 15% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 1% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Hope Arkansas Country
White 33.7% 71.6% 60.1%
African American 43.7% 15.1% 12.2%
American Indian 0.7% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 0.1% 1.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.1% 3.1% 2.8%
Hispanic 19.7% 7.6% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity