New Hope, Texas

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This article is about the Collin County town of New Hope. For the former Dallas County town incorporated into Sunnyvale in 1953, see New Hope, Texas (Sunnyvale).

New Hope is a town in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 662 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

New Hope is located at 33°12′45″N, 96°33′54″W (33.212555, -96.564916)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 662 people, 230 households, and 201 families residing in the town. The population density was 177.5/km² (460.7/mi²). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 65.2/km² (169.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.17% White, 0.15% African American, 0.76% Native American, 3.02% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.74% of the population.

There were 230 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.6% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $66,563, and the median income for a family was $67,083. Males had a median income of $42,188 versus $30,795 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,542. About 1.4% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.