Hope Hull is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,035 people and just one neighborhood, Hope Hull is the 228th largest community in Alabama. Hope Hull has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Hope Hull, where the median household income is $83,596.00.
Hope Hull real estate is some of the most expensive in Alabama, although Hope Hull house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Hope Hull is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Hope Hull is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hope Hull who work in healthcare (21.86%), management occupations (13.01%), and office and administrative support (10.23%).
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Hope Hull has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Hope Hull a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Hope Hull is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hope Hull, the average commute to work is 31.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Hope Hull does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Hope Hull citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.62% of adults in Hope Hull have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hope Hull in 2022 was $35,310, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,240 for a family of four. However, Hope Hull contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hope Hull is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hope Hull home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hope Hull residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hope Hull include Irish, English, German, French, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Hope Hull is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Our research reveals that 91.4% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 98.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 30 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
If you are planning to retire in Alabama, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Alabama, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.6% of neighborhoods in AL. If a Alabama retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
Significantly, 0.7% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Japanese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 95.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hope Hull are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 43.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 91.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 44.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.6%), and 11.8% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (8.3%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Hope Hull, AL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (9.5%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.1%), and residents who report English roots (4.1%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (3.1%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (40.1% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (91.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.