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. Much of the housing stock in Hopewell Junction was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Hopewell Junction economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Hopewell Junction, where the median household income is $103,894.00.Hopewell Junction is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 92.60% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hopewell Junction is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hopewell Junction who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (13.02%), teaching (11.54%), and architecture and engineering (10.95%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Hopewell Junction is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the 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.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Hopewell Junction. 51.81% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. 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.
