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Virginia·Hopewell County
7 tracts·23K people·$182K median·2,217/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hopewell is $181,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Hopewell has 22,959 residents across 7 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 41.6% Black, 40.7% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 13.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Harry E. James Elementary (59%), Dupont Elementary (50%) and Patrick Copeland Elementary (49%) lead the elementary schools; Carter G. Woodson Middle is the middle school with reported scores (50%); Hopewell High is the high school with reported scores (65%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,106/month, 30% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Hopewell is $54,729 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Hopewell, median rent is $1,106/month and the median home value is $181,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Hopewell reported 3.7 violent crimes and 17.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hopewell are winter weather (43), earthquake (39) and wildfire (35), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hopewell, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).