COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs Lubbock
PLACE A
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
VS
PLACE B
Lubbock, TX
Hickory and Lubbock are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Lubbock has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 0%).
HICKORYLUBBOCKDIFFERENCE
Total population376,890368,431+2% vs Lubbock
Population density23070+160
Population growth-0.1%8.6%−8.7 pts
Median age43.732.4+11.3
Male49.7%49.6%+0.1 pts
Female50.3%50.4%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born5.3%6.3%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.9%50.6%+27.3 pts
Black6.2%6.4%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%37.8%−28.7 pts
Asian2.9%2.1%+0.8 pts
Other3.8%3.2%+0.7 pts
Median household income$62,904$63,691−$786
Per capita income$34,781$35,300−$519
Poverty rate13.5%16.9%−3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.480−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%31.7%−9.3 pts
Graduate degree7.1%12.4%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%5.0%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation58.9%65.1%−6.2 pts
Median home value$214,456$202,881+$11,575
Median gross rent$877$1,139−$262
Owner-occupied73.9%57.3%+16.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%10.5%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households34.8%48.4%−13.6 pts
Average commute24.117.9+6.3
Worked from home7.1%7.0%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.5%−0.4 pts
Uninsured10.4%14.4%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025