Hopewell Junction is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,330 people and six associated neighborhoods, Hopewell Junction is the 700th largest community in New York. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Hopewell Junction, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Hopewell Junction, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Hopewell Junction’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Hopewell Junction does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $103,894.00.
Also of interest is that Hopewell Junction has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Hopewell Junction telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Hopewell Junction is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
Because of many things, Hopewell Junction is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Hopewell Junction a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Hopewell Junction has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Hopewell Junction’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Being a small town, Hopewell Junction does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
If knowledge is power, Hopewell Junction is a pretty powerful place. 51.81% of the adults in Hopewell Junction have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Hopewell Junction in 2022 was $49,726, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $198,904 for a family of four. However, Hopewell Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hopewell Junction is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hopewell Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hopewell Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Hopewell Junction also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.12% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hopewell Junction include Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and German.
The most common language spoken in Hopewell Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.