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Hope, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Hope is a Census town of 2,029 people across 0.95 square miles of land, in Bartholomew County. Median household income is $76,188, 79.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $324,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hope
What Hope is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.95 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,131 plus or minus 563
- County holding the largest share of its areaBartholomew County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Hope
- Population2,029 plus or minus 536
- Median age31.2
- Population under 18491 plus or minus 150
- Share under 1824.2 percent
- Population 65 and over225 plus or minus 67
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households697 plus or minus 181
- Family households510 plus or minus 141
- Share of households that are families73.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Hope
- Median household income$76,188
- Per capita income$29,108
- Civilian labor force1,155 plus or minus 325
- Employed1,133 plus or minus 318
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over1,271 plus or minus 327
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent plus or minus 29.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hope
- Housing units773 plus or minus 186
- Occupied units697 plus or minus 181
- Vacant units76 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied554 plus or minus 161
- Renter occupied143 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate79.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$148,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,156
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units698 plus or minus 176
- Share single family90.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hope gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute985 plus or minus 276
- Commuting under 15 minutes175 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more358 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone82.6 percent plus or minus 33.4
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hope
SBA loans in Hope (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$324,000
- Average approval$324,000
- Median approval$324,000
- Largest approval$324,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hope, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Hope (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$340,000
- Average approval$340,000
- Median approval$340,000
- Largest approval$340,000
- Jobs supported8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hope, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hope
Flood risk in Hope
- NFIP communityTown of Hope
- NFIP community number180607
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/23/23
The Town of Hope participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180607 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bartholomew County, not Hope
Bartholomew County context, not Hope figures
- Establishments in Bartholomew County1,950
- Covered employment, Bartholomew County50,188
- Average annual pay, Bartholomew County$73,397
- Housing units permitted, Bartholomew County195
Every figure in this section is published for Bartholomew County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hope.
All Bartholomew County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hope questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hope, Indiana?
2,029, in 697 households. Hope town covers 0.95 square miles of land, which is 2,131 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hope in?
Bartholomew County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hope?
$76,188. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,600. Median gross rent is $1,156 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hope businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $324,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $324,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $340,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hope, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hope borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hope. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hope in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hope appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hope, town of, community 180607, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hope figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bartholomew County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hope.
Is zoning published for Hope?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.