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New Hope, Mississippi.

A community in Lowndes County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Lowndes County’s.

Living in New Hope, Lowndes County, Mississippi

New Hope, in Lowndes County, had 3,161 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $79,577 a year and half less, against $53,812 across Lowndes County; 3% of its people live below the poverty line. 80% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 20% are rented. Unemployment in Lowndes County was 3.6% in August 2026, and the county had 2.7% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.

People 3,161 in the 2020 census; median age 32.6
Household income $79,577 the median, give or take $16,828 · Lowndes County: $53,812
Unemployment 3.6% Lowndes County, August 2026; 4.3% a year before
Homes 80% lived in by their owners; 20% rented
  • 1,369households
  • 39%of adults have a degree
  • 3%below the poverty line
  • 24 mintypical commute
  • 5%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care26%
  • Manufacturing18%
  • Shops (retail)13%
  • Professional and business services11%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities7%
  • Government6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Lowndes County had 26,162 jobs in 2025, 2.7% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 56° and 36°; warmest in July, 94° and 73° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 56° 36° F M A M J J 94° 73° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 56° and 36°; warmest in July, 94° and 73° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 56° 36° F M A M J J 94° 73° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 56° and lows near 36°; warmest in July, with highs near 94° and lows near 73°. About 57 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Columbus weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Lowndes County

  1. Baptist MEM Hospital Golden TriangleGeneral hospital983FTE
  2. Lowndes CO School DistSchool district859FTE
  3. Columbus Municipal School DistSchool district546FTE
  4. Paccar Engine CompanyDiesel and semidiesel engines manufacturing533
  5. Mississippi University for WomenUniversity or college451
  6. Bracken Construction CompanyIndustrial building construction401
  7. International PaperDeinking plants367
  8. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters364

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 56 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 6,662 people in all across the county; New Hope has none of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023), school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Cold wavesRelatively high
  2. TornadoesRelatively high
  3. Strong windRelatively high
  4. LightningRelatively high
  5. Heat wavesrelatively high in parts of New HopeRelatively moderate
  6. Ice stormsRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in New Hope’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Lowndes County.