COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs Lenoir
PLACE A
Hickory, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Lenoir, North Carolina
Hickory is 100% smaller than Lenoir. Lenoir earns more, with a median household income $31,310 higher.
HICKORYLENOIRDIFFERENCE
Total population2318,372−100% vs Lenoir
Population density26882−856
Population growth–0.7%–
Median age21.545.7−24.2
Male60.9%46.0%+14.8 pts
Female39.1%54.0%−14.8 pts
Foreign-born39.1%7.1%+32.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.4%73.2%−42.8 pts
Black39.1%10.0%+29.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.4%13.2%+17.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Median household income$18,600$49,910−$31,310
Per capita income$7,674$29,565−$21,891
Poverty rate0.0%14.6%−14.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.438−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.2%−21.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation69.6%52.7%+16.9 pts
Median home value$54,100$179,400−$125,300
Median gross rent–$664–
Owner-occupied100.0%64.2%+35.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%9.4%+90.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%33.0%−33.0 pts
Average commute7.824.8−17.0
Worked from home0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
Population, 2014 – 2024