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Hope, Alaska

Census designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska · ZIP 99605

  • Kenai Peninsula Borough
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 1 public schools
  • 28 (2019-2023 estimate)Population
  • 9Households
  • 1Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Hope

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+17.5%
1201401601802002000: 13720002010: 19220102020: 1612020137161
Population of Hope at each census
CensusPopulation
2000137
2010192
2020161

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Hope
Under $50k0%
$50k to $100k0%
$100k to $150k100%
$150k to $200k0%
$200k and over0%

Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Hope
Owner occupied
9 units
Renter occupied
0 units
Vacancy rate
95.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Hope compared with its county and state
Hope compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureHopeKenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska
Population2859,843733,971
Median household incomeNot available$77,722$89,336
Median age40.641.535.6
Median home valueNot available$297,500$333,300
Bachelor’s degree or higher0.0%29.4%31.2%
Foreign-born residents32.1%3.9%7.8%
Owner-occupied homes100.0%76.8%66.6%
Mean commute to workNot available20.4 minutes19.5 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 02, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Hope1
Public schools in Hope, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Hope SchoolPublicPre-K–12Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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