The Community
New Hope is an incorporated suburban community three miles east of McKinney in central Collin County. And this small town in Texas just made history after their mayor coming out as transgender. People voted for her as their Mayor.
She previously served as alderman, road commissioner, and mayor pro-tem. Herbst became mayor of the town, which has an aldermanic form of government, in May 2016 after the previous mayor died while seeking reelection.
Residents in the tiny town of New Hope voted out Mayor Jess Herbst on Saturday, May 5, 2018, preventing her from becoming the first openly transgender elected official in Texas.
HISTORY OF NEW HOPE, TEXAS
In 1953 New Hope was included in the northern part of the incorporated area of Sunnyvale. At that time New Hope had a school, a church, several stores, and a population of fifty. By 1965 the population had increased to 250. In that year the buildings of the old New Hope area on Beltline Road served as part of Sunnyvale’s Main Street, and the old schoolhouse served as the Sunnyvale town hall. By 1982 the schoolhouse was being used as the Sunnyvale library. A number of New Hope’s other buildings are examples of Victorian farm houses typical of rural Texas. Within the old site are Pleasant Ridge Cemetery and Samuell New Hope Park.
GEOGRAPHY
New Hope is an incorporated suburban community three miles east of McKinney in central Collin County. It was established in the early 1850s as a school and church community for area farmers. The population level remained below 100 until the mid-1960s, when it began to increase. The town reported 250 residents in 1970 and 331 in 1980. New Hope by the 1980s had become a bedroom community for residents who commuted to nearby McKinney for work.
New Hope, Texas’s estimated population is 635 according to the most recent United States census estimates. New Hope, Texas is the 922nd largest city in Texas based on official 2017 estimates from the US Census Bureau.
POPULATION
| Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
| 2017 | 635 | -4 | -0.63% |
The population density is 442.84 people/mi² (170.98 people/km²), with a household density of 71.35 people/km² (184.81 people/mi²).
AGE AND SEX
The overall median age is 48.9 years, 52.8 years for males, and 48.1 years for females. For every 100 females, there are 77.8 males.
HOUSEHOLD
Based on data from the American Community Survey, in 2017 there were 265 households in the city, with an average size of people per household. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%, with a median rent of $1134/month. The median house has 6.5 rooms and has a value of $175,800.
The median income for households in New Hope, Texas is $77,813, while the mean household income is $95,288. The per capita income is $, and % of families and % of individuals are below the federal poverty line. % of those under 18 are in poverty and % of those 65 years or older.
New Hope Tx Household Types
| Type | Owner | Renter |
| All | 85.9% | 4.2% |
| Male | 62.5% | 14.1% |
| Female | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Married | 95.8% | 37.5% |
| Non Family | 82.2% | 17.8% |
85.9% Rate of Home Ownership
HOUSEHOLD
| Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
| All | 249 | 2.67 | 85.9 |
| Married | 167 | 3.03 | 95.8 |
| Non Family | 45 | 1.13 | 82.2 |
| Female | 21 | 2.95 | 33.3 |
| Male | 16 | 2.88 | 62.5 |
2.92 – Average Family Size
2.67 – Average Household Size
4.8% – Unmarried (Opposite Sex)
0% – Unmarried (Same Sex)
EDUCATION
| Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
| Less Than 9th Grade | 30 | 5.78% |
| 9th to 12th Grade | 42 | 8.09% |
| High School Graduate | 189 | 36.42% |
| Some College | 98 | 18.88% |
| Associates Degree | 29 | 5.59% |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 87 | 16.76% |
| Graduate Degree | 44 | 8.48% |
**2018 worldpopolationreview.com
Texas Education Agency
Department of Performance Reporting
Preliminary 2018 Accountability Ratings
| District Name | Accountability Rating | Student Achievement | School Progress | Closing the Gaps | District Rating |
| New Hope ISD | Met Standard | Met Standard | Not Rated | Not Rated | Met Standard |
| Leander ISD | B | A | B | B | B |