COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hickory vs Weirton
PLACE A
Hickory, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Weirton, West Virginia
Hickory is 100% smaller than Weirton. Weirton earns more, with a median household income $40,975 higher.
HICKORYWEIRTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2318,133−100% vs Weirton
Population density261,004−979
Population growth–-3.0%–
Median age21.547.4−25.9
Male60.9%50.4%+10.5 pts
Female39.1%49.6%−10.5 pts
Foreign-born39.1%2.1%+37.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.4%89.3%−58.8 pts
Black39.1%2.6%+36.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.4%2.4%+28.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Median household income$18,600$59,575−$40,975
Per capita income$7,674$37,611−$29,937
Poverty rate0.0%12.6%−12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.459−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%24.2%−24.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.1%−7.1 pts
Labor force participation69.6%59.5%+10.1 pts
Median home value$54,100$133,500−$79,400
Median gross rent–$746–
Owner-occupied100.0%69.3%+30.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate100.0%8.1%+91.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.0%−44.0 pts
Average commute7.822.5−14.7
Worked from home0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Population, 2014 – 2024