Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety10#14,043/15,637
Economy12#13,679/15,631
Housing46#8,161/14,977
Health5#14,855/15,609
Healthcare13#13,603/15,650
Environment94#996/15,453
Education22#12,182/15,649
Infrastructure19#12,740/15,650
Community25#11,695/15,651
Leisure & amenities19#12,602/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Hopewell, Virginia ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Hopewell city value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Pharmacies · high2.6 /10k
91/100Virginia 1.7 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHopewell city value
Traffic deaths · low7.0 /100k
84/100Virginia 10.7 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataHopewell city value
Distance to an Amtrak station · low8 mi
81/100Virginia 14 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauHopewell city value
Grocery stores · high2.2 /10k
79/100Virginia 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsHopewell city value
Natural hazard risk · low13.3
79/100Virginia 17.92025Federal Emergency Management AgencyHopewell city value
Social associations · high12.3 /10k
78/100Virginia 11.1 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHopewell city value

Weaknesses

Life expectancy · low67.5 yrs
1/100Virginia 77.8 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHopewell city value
Premature death · high19,314 /100k
1/100Virginia 7,587 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHopewell city value
Injury deaths · high186 /100k
1/100Virginia 78 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHopewell city value
Homicide rate · high19.0 /100k
1/100Virginia 4.3 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional dataHopewell city value
Primary care shortage · high20.0
1/100Virginia 6.6United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationHopewell city value
Preventable hospital stays · high4,820 /100k
2/100Virginia 2,649 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteHopewell city value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
0.7 /1k (2021) → 2.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+165%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
75.7% (2015-2019) → 86.1% (2020-2024)
+10 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Median household incomeImproving
$39,030 (2015-2019) → $54,729 (2020-2024)
+40%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
High school diploma or higherImproving
81.3% (2015-2019) → 88.7% (2020-2024)
+7.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
47.0% (2015-2019) → 53.4% (2020-2024)
+6.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateImproving
36.7% (2015-2019) → 33.1% (2020-2024)
−3.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Hopewell, Virginia improved on 2 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 12 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Household income+40%$39,030 → $54,729
Broadband+10 points75.7% → 86.1%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Hopewell, Virginia between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	24.5 min2015-2019	26.0 min2020-2024	+1.5 min	Within the margin of error	32%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%2015-2019	13.7%2020-2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	21%
Broadband subscriptions	75.7%2015-2019	86.1%2020-2024	+10 points	Improved	61%
Child poverty rate	36.7%2015-2019	33.1%2020-2024	−3.6 points	Within the margin of error	63%
Effective property tax rate	1.05%2015-2019	0.88%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	53%
High school diploma or higher	81.3%2015-2019	88.7%2020-2024	+7.4 points	Within the margin of error	91%
Home price to income ratio	3.1×2015-2019	3.3×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	70%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4642015-2019	0.4642020-2024	+0.000	Within the margin of error	51%
Median household income	$39,0302015-2019	$54,7292020-2024	+40%	Improved	74%
Poverty rate	23.6%2015-2019	21.8%2020-2024	−1.8 points	Within the margin of error	61%
Rent as share of income	28.4%2015-2019	31.7%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Rent-burdened households	47.0%2015-2019	53.4%2020-2024	+6.4 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Unemployment rate	6.9%2015-2019	9.2%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Within the margin of error	14%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.9%2015-2019	8.7%2020-2024	−2.2 points	Within the margin of error	71%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Hopewell, Virginia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Hopewell, Virginia in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Hopewell, Virginia itself moved −1.9 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

22,959 residents

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 40–49 women (+1.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

22,959 residents

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

White41%9,335
Black42%9,545
Hispanic or Latino8.9%2,052

Education

15,057 residents (±155)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

No high school diploma11%1,699
High school or GED39%5,922
Some college25%3,715

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

9,255 households (±323)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $25k24%2,236
$25k–50k22%2,069
$50k–75k17%1,537
$75k–100k13%1,233
$100k–150k15%1,352
$150k–200k4.0%†367
$200k or more5.0%†461

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−8.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

9,255 households (±323)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

Own58%5,359
Rent42%3,896

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+11.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

3,851 households (±391)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $75014%†525
$750–1,00022%858
$1,000–1,50045%1,748

Home values

5,359 homes (±344)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $150k35%1,892
$150k–250k46%2,450
$250k–400k16%834

Age of homes

10,448 homes (±26)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

2010 or later6.6%686
2000–20097.6%789
1980–199917%1,789

Size of homes

10,448 homes (±26)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

Studio2.5%†261
1 bedroom6.8%†709
2 bedrooms26%2,684

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

9,951 workers (±592)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

Drive alone79%7,895
Carpool7.8%†772
Public transit0.0%†1
Walk0.2%†22
Bike0.2%†23
Work from home12%1,153
Other0.9%†85

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+9.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

8,798 workers (±561)

Hopewell, Virginia
Virginia share

Under 15 min27%2,366
15–29 min33%2,865
30–44 min27%2,357

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Richmond, VA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Hopewell city, the county holding most of Hopewell's residents.

Hopewell city has 396 employer establishments, 173 for every 10,000 residents (0.70× the US rate of 248; 0.72× Virginia's), with 5,277 paid employees at an average annual pay of $56,356. The Census Bureau also counts 1,346 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 396; 1,346 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 173; US 248 · Virginia 241
Paid employees: 5,277
Average annual pay: $56,356; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Hopewell city by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	38	16.6	0.90×About typical	638	$19,751	9
Ambulatory health care services	28	12.2	0.59×Fewer than typical	249	$55,936	44
Religious organizations	22	9.6	1.73×More than typical	101	$18,139	—
Limited-service restaurants	21	9.2	1.14×About typical	352	$18,105	5
Specialty trade contractors	19	8.3	0.54×Fewer than typical	195	$50,964	77
Grocery and convenience stores	17	7.4	2.50×More than typical	168	$24,589	—
Full-service restaurants	15	6.5	0.85×About typical	260	$22,177	4
Services to buildings and dwellings	14	6.1	0.91×About typical	109	$48,138	115
Automotive repair and maintenance	13	5.7	1.13×About typical	49	$45,755	33
Lessors of real estate	13	5.7	0.46×Fewer than typical	38	$37,158	72
Legal services	12	5.2	0.97×About typical	21	$53,429	9
Offices of physicians	12	5.2	0.81×About typical	76	$97,987	3

Rank places for an industry Open Hopewell city

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 22,911 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $2.1M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Hopewell, Virginia: $93.61 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $2.1M; −75% vs FY2025
Per resident: $93.61; US $1,995
Sole-source: 100%; US 30%
Single offer: 17%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$1.8M83%
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration$570.6K27%

Top recipients

NAPHCARE LLC$2.3M100%
CITY OF HOPEWELL HRWTF$1.8M85%
D & A TECHNOLOGIES, GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC$570.6K27%
EAST BAKING COMPANY, INC.$303.6K14%
CRS ROOFING SYSTEMS, LLC$289K13%

Spending by fiscal year

8.5MFY2017
9.9MFY2018
3.5MFY2019
3.9MFY2020
4MFY2021
3.1MFY2022
4.9MFY2023
5.3M

Top industries (NAICS)

General medical and surgical hospitals · 6221$2.3M100%
Water, sewage and other systems · 2213$1.8M85%
Other food manufacturing · 3119$913.6K43%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$570.6K27%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$97.5K4.5%
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers · 4243

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Hopewell, Virginia

FY25 P4 HOPEWELL WATER INST . WATER$1.8M
CITY OF HOPEWELL HRWTF· Hopewell city, VA· Facilities & utilities· Nov 15, 2024 – Mar 19, 2026· 15B11425F00000005
FY26 P4 CITY OF HOPEWELL WASTEWATER SVCS QTR 1$1.8M
CITY OF HOPEWELL HRWTF· Hopewell city, VA· Facilities & utilities· Jan 16, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 15B11426F00000015
PARALEGAL SUPPORT FOR FIELD$1.1M
D & A TECHNOLOGIES, GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC· Hopewell city, VA· Professional services· Sep 27, 2023 – Mar 10, 2026· 693JK323F00052N
PETE 247478 A-E DESIGN FOR PREDESIGN (PD), SCHEMATIC DESIGN (SD) DOCUMENTS, SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES (SS), AND COMPLIANCE FOR REHABILITATE SHORELINE AND SEAWALLS, STABILIZE BLUFF, HOPEWELL, VA

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Hopewell, Virginia, so they do not add up across cities.

Hopewell, Virginia's figures are part of those of Hopewell city, VA ($2.2M in FY2026), never added to them: 99.8% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Hopewell is mostly in Hopewell city.

See federal money in Hopewell city

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Hopewell, Virginia is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 0.0%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Hopewell city22100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Richmond, VA78

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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