COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gainesville vs Hickory
PLACE A
Gainesville, FL
VS
PLACE B
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
Gainesville and Hickory are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Gainesville has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 0%).
GAINESVILLEHICKORYDIFFERENCE
Total population359,036376,890−5% vs Hickory
Population density153230−77
Population growth11.2%-0.1%+11.3 pts
Median age34.843.7−8.9
Male48.5%49.7%−1.2 pts
Female51.5%50.3%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born10.1%5.3%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.5%77.9%−16.4 pts
Black16.7%6.2%+10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.0%9.1%+2.9 pts
Asian5.0%2.9%+2.1 pts
Other4.8%3.8%+1.0 pts
Median household income$61,360$62,904−$1,544
Per capita income$37,916$34,781+$3,135
Poverty rate20.2%13.5%+6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5100.448+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%22.4%+20.4 pts
Graduate degree21.8%7.1%+14.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%4.3%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation58.2%58.9%−0.7 pts
Median home value$271,225$214,456+$56,769
Median gross rent$1,253$877+$376
Owner-occupied59.4%73.9%−14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%10.5%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households53.9%34.8%+19.1 pts
Average commute23.524.1−0.7
Worked from home12.9%7.1%+5.8 pts
Public transit to work2.4%0.1%+2.3 pts
Uninsured8.4%10.4%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025