Hope Mills is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 17,973 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Hope Mills is the 57th largest community in North Carolina.Hope Mills is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hope Mills is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hope Mills who work in office and administrative support (14.85%), management occupations (11.75%), and healthcare (8.96%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Hope Mills, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.43% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small town, Hope Mills doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Hope Mills citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.62% of adults in Hope Mills have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Hope Mills in 2022 was $29,283, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,132 for a family of four. However, Hope Mills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hope Mills is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hope Mills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hope Mills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hope Mills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hope Mills include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Hope Mills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
