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

Map of Hope, ME

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:

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)