New Hope, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,252. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,276 (+1.1% change)
Males: 1,205 (53.5%), Females: 1,047 (46.5%)

Bucks County

Zip code: 18938

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $60,833
Median house value: $285,700

Population by Race

Races in New Hope:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
  • Hispanic (5.6%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (26.2%), Irish (21.6%), Italian (20.9%), English (15.4%), Polish (5.7%), Russian (3.7%).

Elevation: 76 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Hope

  • High school or higher: 95.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 59.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 27.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Hope borough

  • Never married: 39.1%
  • Now married: 44.4%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

8.3% Foreign born (4.0% Europe, 2.0% Latin America, 1.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +791 (+54.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near New Hope:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Hope:

  • TRENTON MERCER (about 13 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 36 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Hope:

  • DOYLESTOWN (about 12 miles; DOYLESTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: DYL)
  • VANSANT (about 13 miles; ERWINNA, PA; Abbreviation: 9N1)
  • SKY MANOR (about 14 miles; PITTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: N40)

Amtrak station near New Hope:

  • 18 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

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

  • BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; NEWTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,840)
  • THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 12 miles; Ewing, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,176)
  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,277)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,201)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 20 miles; ABINGTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,598)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • BEAVER COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,016)

Schools

Public high school in New Hope:

  • NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY HS (Students: 414; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in New Hope:

  • SOLEBURY SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: PHILLIPS MILL RD P O BOX 429; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in New Hope:

  • NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY MS (Students: 471; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in New Hope:

  • CLUBHOUSE FOR KIDS ONLY (Students: 55; Location: 2712 N SUGAN RD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in New Hope:

  • FR LIB OF NEW HOPE & SOLEBURY (Operating income: $169,705; Location: 93 WEST FERRY ST; 15,369 books; 2,912 audio materials; 2,938 video materials; 88 serial subscriptions)