COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs Gainesville
PLACE A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
VS
PLACE B
Gainesville, FL
Hickory and Gainesville are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Gainesville has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 0%).
HICKORYGAINESVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population376,890359,036+5% vs Gainesville
Population density230153+77
Population growth-0.1%11.2%−11.3 pts
Median age43.734.8+8.9
Male49.7%48.5%+1.2 pts
Female50.3%51.5%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born5.3%10.1%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.9%61.5%+16.4 pts
Black6.2%16.7%−10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%12.0%−2.9 pts
Asian2.9%5.0%−2.1 pts
Other3.8%4.8%−1.0 pts
Median household income$62,904$61,360+$1,544
Per capita income$34,781$37,916−$3,135
Poverty rate13.5%20.2%−6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.510−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%42.8%−20.4 pts
Graduate degree7.1%21.8%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%4.3%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation58.9%58.2%+0.7 pts
Median home value$214,456$271,225−$56,769
Median gross rent$877$1,253−$376
Owner-occupied73.9%59.4%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%9.2%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%53.9%−19.1 pts
Average commute24.123.5+0.7
Worked from home7.1%12.9%−5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%2.4%−2.3 pts
Uninsured10.4%8.4%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025