COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs Meridian
PLACE A
Hickory, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Meridian, Idaho
Hickory is 100% smaller than Meridian. Meridian earns more, with a median household income $82,195 higher.
HICKORYMERIDIANDIFFERENCE
Total population23142,988−100% vs Meridian
Population density263,879−3,854
Population growth–56.7%–
Median age21.537.5−16.0
Male60.9%49.7%+11.1 pts
Female39.1%50.3%−11.1 pts
Foreign-born39.1%5.0%+34.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.4%80.6%−50.2 pts
Black39.1%1.2%+37.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.4%10.5%+19.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Median household income$18,600$100,795−$82,195
Per capita income$7,674$50,506−$42,832
Poverty rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.425−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%44.2%−44.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.8%−14.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation69.6%69.7%−0.1 pts
Median home value$54,100$531,600−$477,500
Median gross rent–$1,805–
Owner-occupied100.0%74.6%+25.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%3.1%+96.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.9%−47.9 pts
Average commute7.822.4−14.6
Worked from home0.0%19.4%−19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Population, 2014 – 2024