COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs Laurel
PLACE A
Hickory, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Laurel, Delaware
Hickory is 99% smaller than Laurel. Laurel earns more, with a median household income $30,044 higher.
HICKORYLAURELDIFFERENCE
Total population234,557−99% vs Laurel
Population density261,645−1,619
Population growth–4.2%–
Median age21.533.0−11.5
Male60.9%48.9%+12.0 pts
Female39.1%51.1%−12.0 pts
Foreign-born39.1%18.1%+21.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.4%31.2%−0.7 pts
Black39.1%34.1%+5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.4%32.7%−2.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$18,600$48,644−$30,044
Per capita income$7,674$25,176−$17,502
Poverty rate0.0%34.6%−34.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%15.9%−15.9 pts
Labor force participation69.6%58.2%+11.4 pts
Median home value$54,100$230,300−$176,200
Median gross rent–$1,056–
Owner-occupied100.0%39.6%+60.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%5.9%+94.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.2%−44.2 pts
Average commute7.833.8−26.0
Worked from home0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Population, 2014 – 2024