Hope Mills is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 17,973 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Hope Mills is the 57th largest community in North Carolina.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Hope Mills, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Being a small town, Hope Mills does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Hope Mills overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Hope Mills, 23.62% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hope Mills in 2022 was $29,283, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,132 for a family of four. However, Hope Mills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hope Mills is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hope Mills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hope Mills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hope Mills also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.47% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hope Mills include Irish, English, German, Italian, and European.

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