Hope, Maine Population

Overview

1,730

Total Population

44.7

Median age

55.26%

Female population %

81:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

67.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

23

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hope town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hope town is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hope town's population under 18 was 22.49%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hope town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hope town, 19.25% were under the age of 15, 10.35% aged 15 to 29, 49.48% aged 30 to 64, 19.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 182 more females than males in Hope town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.26% females and 44.74% males in Hope, Maine.
The Hope, Maine gender ratio is 81:100 i.e. 81 men to 100 women (0.810).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 102.

Hope town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hope town population: 97.05% are White, 0.52% are Asian and 2.43% are multiracial.
Hope town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 23 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,707 (98.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hope town is White with a population of 1,679 (97.05% of the total population).

Hope town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,743 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Hope town's population increased by 225 (17.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hope town's population increased by 161 (10.47%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hope town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,313.