Hope, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,310. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,447 (+10.5% change)
Males: 646 (49.3%), Females: 664 (50.7%)
Knox County
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $42,273
Median house value: $108,000
Population by Race
Races in Hope:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (28.0%), Irish (18.2%), German (12.6%), United States (9.8%), French (7.1%), Scottish (6.3%).
Elevation: 349 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hope
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hope town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 67.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 8.5%
1.8% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hope:
- PENOBSCOT BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; ROCKPORT, ME)
- WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BELFAST, ME)
- MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hope:
- BANGOR INTL (about 44 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 60 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 91 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hope:
- BELFAST MUNI (about 15 miles; BELFAST, ME; Abbreviation: BST)
- KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; ROCKLAND, ME; Abbreviation: RKD)
- ISLESBORO (about 19 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; Abbreviation: 57B)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hope:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 43 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 63 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 73 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 88 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 104 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 105 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 148 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Hope:
- HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 34 HIGHFIELD ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Hope:
- HOPE LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,883; Location: 443 CAMDEN ROAD; 6,080 books)