COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs St. Stephens
PLACE A
Hickory, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
St. Stephens, North Carolina
Hickory is 100% smaller than St. Stephens. St. Stephens earns more, with a median household income $41,794 higher.
HICKORYST. STEPHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population239,457−100% vs St. Stephens
Population density261,039−1,013
Population growth–1.1%–
Median age21.543.2−21.7
Male60.9%50.9%+10.0 pts
Female39.1%49.1%−10.0 pts
Foreign-born39.1%11.1%+28.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.4%65.4%−34.9 pts
Black39.1%4.4%+34.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.4%16.7%+13.7 pts
Asian0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Other0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Median household income$18,600$60,394−$41,794
Per capita income$7,674$32,972−$25,298
Poverty rate0.0%16.2%−16.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%25.7%−25.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation69.6%59.3%+10.2 pts
Median home value$54,100$213,300−$159,200
Median gross rent–$958–
Owner-occupied100.0%83.6%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%5.0%+95.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%58.4%−58.4 pts
Average commute7.822.3−14.4
Worked from home0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%8.6%−8.6 pts
Population, 2014 – 2024