COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs Newton
PLACE A
Hickory, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Newton, Texas
Hickory is 99% smaller than Newton. Newton earns more, with a median household income $37,572 higher.
HICKORYNEWTONDIFFERENCE
Total population231,595−99% vs Newton
Population density26293−267
Population growth–-34.1%–
Median age21.537.2−15.7
Male60.9%51.8%+9.1 pts
Female39.1%48.2%−9.1 pts
Foreign-born39.1%1.1%+38.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.4%67.6%−37.1 pts
Black39.1%22.7%+16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.4%2.1%+28.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Other0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Median household income$18,600$56,172−$37,572
Per capita income$7,674$22,681−$15,007
Poverty rate0.0%25.4%−25.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.414−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Labor force participation69.6%55.7%+13.9 pts
Median home value$54,100$102,100−$48,000
Median gross rent–$1,032–
Owner-occupied100.0%66.4%+33.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%14.1%+85.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.9%−44.9 pts
Average commute7.841.4−33.6
Worked from home0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%21.5%−21.5 pts
Population, 2014 – 2024