Hopewell is a medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 22,970 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Hopewell is the 45th largest community in Virginia.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.59% 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 city, Hopewell does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Hopewell are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.73% of adults in Hopewell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Hopewell in 2022 was $28,711, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,844 for a family of four. However, Hopewell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hopewell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hopewell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hopewell residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hopewell include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Hopewell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.