Hope is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 8,624 people and four associated neighborhoods, Hope is the 43rd largest community in Arkansas.

The percentage of adults in Hope with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.10% of adults in Hope have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hope in 2022 was $26,157, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,628 for a family of four. However, Hope contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hope is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hope home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hope residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Hope also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.38% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hope include Irish, English, German, Polish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Hope is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.