Population
199 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Ohio
City profile · Ohio · Census ACS 2023
Good Hope, OH
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Good Hope - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 199
- Residents
- $992
- Median rent (state)
Good Hope - the verdict
199 people call Good Hope, Ohio home. Source: Census ACS.
- 19th
- percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Good Hope, OH
Good Hope is a small town in Ohio, home to 199 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 38.5 years. Educational attainment runs 0.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 42.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Ohio run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Ohio at 92.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $992 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Ohio's average monthly utility costs around $228 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 25.9 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 0.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
92.8 (US=100)
Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Ohio average
How does Good Hope compare to other US cities?
Here's how Good Hope stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Median rent 19% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Good Hope against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Ohio only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Ohio-relative analysis
Poverty Rate places Good Hope near the bottom of Ohio's cities
Among the 1,196 Ohio cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Good Hope ranks #1,031 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Good Hope only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Gross Rent
#767 of 1,196
35th percentile in Ohio
Poverty Rate
#1,031 of 1,196
0th percentile in Ohio
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,167 of 1,196
0th percentile in Ohio
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Ohio only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Income distribution context
Median household income is not available for Good Hope in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 0.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 42.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
199
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
38.5
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
42.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
0.0%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 44 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Ohio - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$105
avg/month
Natural Gas
$78
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$228
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Ohio state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a Ohio state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Good Hope sits in
Cost of Living Index
92.8
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$992/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
25.9 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in Ohio
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Good Hope's 199 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Good Hope compares to nearby Ohio cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
| City | Population | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| Good Hope (this city) | 199 | N/A |
| Kelleys Island | 198 | $91,875 |
| Wren | 200 | $51,250 |
| Harrisville | 197 | $65,208 |
Census ACS 5-year FIPS OH OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Good Hope, OH?
What is the population of Good Hope, OH? +
Good Hope, OH counts 199 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the cost of living in Good Hope? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Good Hope; the closest available measure is the Ohio state average, a cost of living index of 92.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Ohio vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCitiesEvery figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.