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:

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)