Guide to New Hope Minnesota

New Hope (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

23,180

23,087

21,853

20,873

20,824

-980

-4.48

Land Area (sq. mile)

5.00

5.13

5.11

5.09

-0.02

-0.34

Density (persons per sq. mile)

4,636.0

4,500.4

4,276.5

4,098.6

-177.9

-4.16

Housing Units

6,405

7,837

8,795

8,746

-49

-0.56

Households

7,627

8,507

8,665

8,821

158

1.86

Persons Per Household

2.91

2.44

2.29

2.24

-0.15

-6.31

New Hope is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota and a suburb of Minneapolis. U.S. Route 169 serves as one of the main routes in the city. It is 12 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²), of which, 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.39%) is water. The elevation is 932 ft (284 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,873 people, 8,665 households, and 5,268 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,098.6 people per square mile (1,583.3/km²). There were 8,746 housing units at an average density of 1,717.4/sq mi (663.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.66% White, 5.78% African American, 0.46% Native American, 3.21% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.74% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.

There were 8,665 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,795, and the median income for a family was $60,424. Males had a median income of $41,192 versus $29,454 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,562. About 4.1% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

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