 About 22.3% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.1% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.Hope is also known for growing watermelons and continues to produce records for the largest specimens in the world.The last record was set by Lloyd Bright in 2005 with a 268.8-pound watermelon.