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SperlingViews - Hopewell, Virginia

Hopewell, VA
Population23,342
Median Age35.2
Pop. Density2,252
Pop. Change4.36%
Married Population33.99%
Household Size2.4
Unemployment Rate10.40%
Median Home Cost$118,500
Homes Owned46.89%
Home Appreciation-5.63%
Percent Religious50.45%
Commute Time25.4

55.16% of people are white, 38.67% are black, 1.00% are asian, 0.37% are native american, and 4.81% claim 'Other'. 4.78% of the people in Hopewell, VA, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 95.22% are non-hispanic).

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Hopewell, VA
 Get Me OUTTA Here! - 5/27/2007

I have lived here for about 8 months, and as far as I am concerned, the only good thing about this place is the schools. I work 25 minutes away in Richmond, because I can not find work in this area (Prince George, Chester...) and the people in this town have a MAYBERRY attitude. They seem racist, clueless, and elitist (nothing worse than a redneck elitist). No culture (unless you are into that whole "confederacy stuff"), no nightlife (the place folds up at dusk), they act intolerant, and I am BORED![read more...]