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. Hopewell Junction has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Hopewell Junction, where the median household income is $77,391.00.
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 20.65% 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.
One downside of living in Hopewell Junction is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Hopewell Junction, the average commute to work is 35.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Hopewell Junction is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
If knowledge is power, Hopewell Junction is a pretty powerful place. 51.39% 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 $47,914, 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 $191,656 for a family of four.
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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hopewell Junction, accounting for 42.59% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hopewell Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hopewell Junction include Italian, Irish, Polish, English, and German.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Hopewell Junction's cultural character, accounting for 27.58% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Hopewell Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.