What percentage of people rent in Hopewell, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hopewell, VA, 2020–2024
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42.1% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Hopewell, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,896 renting households against 5,359 that own their home.

In Hopewell, the share of households that rent went from 53.3% in 2015–2019 to 42.1% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.1% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 3,896 (±385)
Median renter income: $42,008 (±$5,633)

Who rents and who owns in Hopewell

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hopewell	Hopewell city	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.1% (±3.6 points)	42.1% (±3.6 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,896 (±385)	3,896 (±385)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,359 (±344)	5,359 (±344)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,008 (±$5,633)	$42,008 (±$5,633)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,886 (±$11,549)	$68,886 (±$11,549)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Hopewell, the renter share is not measurably different from Hopewell city (42.1%).

It is also higher than in Virginia (32.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 115 of 464.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Hopewell has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	53.3% (±4.0 points)	42.1% (±3.6 points)	−11.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$886 (±$48)	$1,106 (±$44)	+24.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,030 (±$4,278)	$54,729 (±$7,645)	+40.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Hopewell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hopewell
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hopewell	—	42.1% (±3.6 points)	—
Enon	2.8 mi	31.3% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Fort Lee	4.2 mi	97.8% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Prince George	5.1 mi	38.0% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Colonial Heights	5.7 mi	31.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Ettrick	7.9 mi	28.1% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Petersburg	7.9 mi	61.4% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Chester	8.5 mi	28.7% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Matoaca	10 mi	24.1% (±11.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Enon, VA (31.3%), Colonial Heights, VA (31.9%), Ettrick, VA (28.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fort Lee, VA (97.8%), Petersburg, VA (61.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hopewell

How many renters are there in Hopewell?

Hopewell has an estimated 3,896 (±385) renting households, 42.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hopewell?

In Hopewell, the share of households that rent went from 53.3% in 2015–2019 to 42.1% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Hopewell?

A renting household in Hopewell has 2.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hopewell?

The median renting household in Hopewell, VA has an income of $42,008 (±$5,633) a year, against $68,886 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Hopewell city, Virginia (place:38424, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.