Moving to Hope, Kansas

Population: 372. Estimated population in July 2024: 367 (-1.3% change)
Males: 170 (45.7%), Females: 202 (54.3%)

Dickinson County

Zip code: 67451

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $28,365
Median house value: $36,500

Population by Race

Races in Hope:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (47.8%), Irish (13.2%), United States (10.2%), English (7.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.0%), Dutch (3.8%).

Elevation: 1400 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Hope, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hope

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hope city

  • Never married: 13.6%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 16.2%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-7.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hope:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hope:

  • SALINA MUNI (about 41 miles; SALINA, KS; Abbreviation: SLN)
  • MANHATTAN RGNL (about 42 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 70 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Abbreviation: HUT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hope:

  • ABILENE MUNI (about 19 miles; ABILENE, KS; Abbreviation: K78)
  • HERINGTON REGIONAL (about 20 miles; HERINGTON, KS; Abbreviation: HRU)
  • MARION MUNI (about 26 miles; MARION, KS; Abbreviation: 43K)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hope:

  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
  • WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 94 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)

Schools

Public high school in Hope:

  • HOPE HIGH (Students: 81; Location: 200 POPLAR ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Hope:

  • HOPE ELEM (Students: 127; Location: 200 POPLAR ST; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Hope:

  • HOPE COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,903; Location: 216 N MAIN; 4,038 books; 2 audio materials; 3 serial subscriptions)