Mount Hope, West Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,487. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,411 (-5.1% change)
Males: 671 (45.1%), Females: 816 (54.9%)

Zip code: 25880

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $18,375
Median house value: $36,300

Population by Race

Races in Mount Hope:

• White Non-Hispanic (72.9%)
• Black (22.3%)
• Two or more races (2.3%)
• Hispanic (1.4%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Other race (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (15.9%), Irish (10.6%), English (8.0%), German (5.4%), Italian (5.2%), Scottish (2.1%).

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Hope

• High school or higher: 70.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
• Unemployed: 18.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Hope city

• Never married: 28.5%
• Now married: 44.6%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 12.8%
• Divorced: 13.0%

2.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -285 (-16.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Hope:

• PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; OAK HILL, WV)
• BECKLEY APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BECKLEY, WV)
• RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BECKLEY, WV)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Hope:

• RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; BECKLEY, WV; Abbreviation: BKW)
• YEAGER (about 44 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
• GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 55 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; Abbreviation: LWB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Hope:

• SUMMERSVILLE (about 31 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Abbreviation: SXL)
• KEE FIELD (about 34 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; Abbreviation: I16)
• WELCH MUNI (about 41 miles; WELCH, WV; Abbreviation: I25)

Amtrak stations near Mount Hope:

• 8 miles: THURMOND (C & O DEPOT)
• 9 miles: PRINCE (RTE. 41 NORTH). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Hope:

• CONCORD COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
• WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
• BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
• NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
• RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
• SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
• VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 75 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)

Public primary/middle schools in Mount Hope:

• BRADLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 506; Location: 210 BRADLEY SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – 05)
• MOUNT HOPE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 374; Location: 110 HIGH SCHOOL DR; Grades: 05 – 12)
• MOUNT HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location: 408 LINCOLN ST; Grades: PK – 04)