About the Hope Mills, North Carolina Area 

Population in July 2009: 13,825. Population change since 2000: +23.0%
Males: 6,564 (47.5%)
Females: 7,261 (52.5%) 

Median resident age: 30.6 years
North Carolina median age: 35.3 years
Zip codes: 28348.
Estimated median household income in 2008: $48,648 (it was $40,697 in 2000)
Hope Mills: $48,648
North Carolina: $46,549 

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,725

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $121,848 (it was $83,900 in 2000)
Hope Mills: $121,848
North Carolina: $154,500 

Mean prices in 2008:
All housing units: $137,127
Detached houses: $140,715
Townhouses or other attached units: $121,526 Mobile homes: $26,659
 

* White alone - 7,920 (70.5%)
* Black alone - 1,948 (17.3%)
* Hispanic - 719 (6.4%)
* Two or more races - 251 (2.2%)
* American alone - 214 (1.9%)
* Asian alone - 135 (1.2%)
* Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 23 (0.2%)
* Other race alone - 27 (0.2%) 

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Hope Mills: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) 

Elevation: 109 feet 

Land area: 6.09 square miles.  

Population density: 2269 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Hope Mills
• High school or higher: 87.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 4.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes 

For population 15 years and over in Hope Mills town
• Never married: 21.5%
• Now married: 60.7%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 9.8% 

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Hope Mills: 1.2% ($1,017)
North Carolina: 0.9% ($826) 

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, NC (7.0 miles , pop. 121,015).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Raleigh, NC (61.2 miles , pop. 276,093).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (405.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities: Parkton, NC (2.4 miles ), Rockfish, NC (2.5 miles ), Fayetteville, NC (2.6 miles ), Lumber Bridge, NC (2.9 miles) , Rex, NC (3.1 miles) , Vander, NC (3.2 miles ), St. Pauls, NC (3.4 miles ), Fort Bragg, NC (3.4 miles ). 

Single-family new house construction building permits:
• 1996: 177 buildings, average cost: $58,000
• 1997: 187 buildings, average cost: $71,200
• 1998: 142 buildings, average cost: $78,600
• 1999: 81 buildings, average cost: $82,700
• 2000: 70 buildings, average cost: $85,200
• 2001: 77 buildings, average cost: $105,200
• 2002: 126 buildings, average cost: $143,500
• 2003: 201 buildings, average cost: $157,600
• 2004: 181 buildings, average cost: $145,600
• 2005: 133 buildings, average cost: $135,400
• 2006: 147 buildings, average cost: $128,900
• 2007: 84 buildings, average cost: $118,800
• 2008: 59 buildings, average cost: $152,500
• 2009: 214 buildings, average cost: $239,100 

Latitude: 34.97 N, Longitude: 78.96 W 

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,177 (-19.4%) 

Workers who live and work in this town: 778 (14.2%) 

Area code commonly used in this area: 910 

Average household size:
This town: 2.7 people
North Carolina: 2.5 people 

Percentage of family households:
This town: 75.6%
Whole state: 68.9% 

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town: 5.3%
Whole state: 4.6% 

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town: 7.8%
Whole state: 12.3%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
• Electricity (83%)
• Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
• Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
• Utility gas (3%) 

12.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,102 average adjusted gross income)
Here: 12.67%
North Carolina average: 8.53% 

Number of grocery stores: 48
This county: 1.55 / 10,000 pop. 

North Carolina: 2.05 / 10,000 pop. 

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Cumberland County: 0.13 / 10,000 pop.
State: 0.14 / 10,000 pop. 

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
Cumberland County: 0.42 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina: 0.92 / 10,000 pop. 

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 149
This county: 4.82 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina: 4.75 / 10,000 pop. 

Number of full-service restaurants: 177
Cumberland County: 5.73 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina: 7.57 / 10,000 pop.
 

Info from:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Hope-Mills-North-Carolina.html