Moving to Spring Hope, North Carolina
Population: 1,261. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,272 (+0.9% change)
Males: 567 (45.0%), Females: 694 (55.0%)
Zip code: 27882
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $30,469
Median house value: $76,600
Population by Race
Races in Spring Hope:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.7%)
- Black (42.8%)
- Hispanic (7.3%)
- Other race (5.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.1%), English (9.9%), German (5.2%), Irish (2.9%), Scottish (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Spring Hope
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Spring Hope town
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 51.0%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 7.4%
8.0% Foreign born (7.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Spring Hope:
- FRANKLIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; LOUISBURG, NC)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF NC (about 20 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)
- NASH GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spring Hope:
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 17 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 44 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 47 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spring Hope:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 16 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; Abbreviation: LHZ)
- WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 16 miles; WILSON, NC; Abbreviation: W03)
- JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 34 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spring Hope:
- VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 38 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 42 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
- DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
Public primary/middle schools in Spring Hope:
- SOUTHERN NASH MIDDLE (Students: 1,082; Location: 5301 SOUTH NC 581; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SPRING HOPE ELEMENTARY (Students: 721; Location: 401 MCLEAN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)