Hope, ME

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Hope, Maine

Hope, Maine, in Knox county, is 68 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 162 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. The town has a population of 1,310.

The People and Families of Hope

In Hope, about 67% of adults are married. Hope is considered a town for married couples and families.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Hope had a median family income of $45,781. Hope has a large middle class. The town finds a smaller share of its people living in poverty than most places in the state. To its credit, the people in Hope value education and a large proportion are college graduates.

Hope Housing

About 86% of housing units in Hope are owner-occupied. Housing in the town tends to be newer construction.

Commuting

In Hope, 91% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Hope strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Maine):

Category	Trophy
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 15%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State)	Top 17%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Hope, ME

Comparing Hope to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Maine (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Category	Value
Near Medium City	68 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	162 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Knox
Standard Zip Codes	04847
Phone Area Codes	207
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.265
Longitude	-69.158

Station	WEST ROCKPORT 1 NNW
Distance	4.5 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 29 F
Apr Temp	34 to 50 F
Jul Temp	59 to 76 F
Oct Temp	39 to 56 F
Annual Precip	51.2 inches

Station	NEWCASTLE
Distance	23.8 miles
Jan Temp	12 to 30 F
Apr Temp	34 to 53 F
Jul Temp	58 to 79 F
Oct Temp	39 to 57 F
Annual Precip	46.9 inches

Station	GARDINER
Distance	31.1 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 29 F
Apr Temp	33 to 52 F
Jul Temp	58 to 80 F
Oct Temp	37 to 58 F
Annual Precip	43.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,310	100%
Male	646	49.3%
Female	664	50.7%
Under 18	352	26.9%
18+	958	73.1%
65+	118	9%
Median Age	37.9
Average Family Size	2.94
White	1,292	98.6%
African-American	2	0.2%
Asian	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.3%
Other	2	0.2%
Mixed Race	7	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	11	0.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,447
Growth	137
Growth %	10.5%

Ancestry	Percent
English	25.4%
Irish	15.8%
US/American	12.5%
German	9.9%
French (except Basque)	7.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.1%
Scottish	5%
Scotch-Irish	3.9%
French Canadian	2.5%
Italian	2.2%
Finnish	1.4%
Swedish	1.4%
Polish	1.4%
Canadian	1.3%
European	0.8%
Welsh	0.8%
Hungarian	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Portuguese	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Pennsylvania German	0.2%
British	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Hope	1,310	$45,781
Appleton	1,271	$41,731
Belmont	821	$36,875
Camden	5,254	$56,439
Rockport	3,209	$56,068
Searsmont	1,174	$40,000
Union	2,209	$41,050

Library
Hope Library 443 Camden Road Hope, Maine (207) 763-3548

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