COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs Flint
PLACE A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
VS
PLACE B
Flint, MI
Hickory is 6% smaller than Flint. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
HICKORYFLINTDIFFERENCE
Total population376,890401,093−6% vs Flint
Population density230630−400
Population growth-0.1%-4.6%+4.5 pts
Median age43.740.6+3.1
Male49.7%48.5%+1.2 pts
Female50.3%51.5%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born5.3%2.9%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.9%70.0%+7.9 pts
Black6.2%19.1%−12.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%4.3%+4.9 pts
Asian2.9%1.1%+1.9 pts
Other3.8%5.5%−1.7 pts
Median household income$62,904$62,281+$623
Per capita income$34,781$35,334−$553
Poverty rate13.5%16.4%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.460−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%23.3%−0.9 pts
Graduate degree7.1%8.0%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%8.1%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation58.9%58.5%+0.4 pts
Median home value$214,456$182,400+$32,056
Median gross rent$877$989−$112
Owner-occupied73.9%70.7%+3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%9.0%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%48.5%−13.6 pts
Average commute24.126.9−2.8
Worked from home7.1%9.9%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured10.4%4.8%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025