Hickory vs Long View

A side-by-side comparison of Hickory and Long View: population, income, housing, and more.

Hickory and Long View are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hickory has the higher population (43,747 vs 4,967 in Long View). Hickory has the higher median household income ($63,361 vs $44,156 in Long View). Hickory has the higher median home value ($248,300 vs $142,900 in Long View).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory	Long View
Population	43,747	4,967
Median age	37.7 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,361	$44,156
Median home value	$248,300	$142,900
Median gross rent	$975	$744
Housing units	19,328	2,535
Homeownership rate	55.9%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory	Long View
Population	40,634 → 43,747 (+7.7%)	4,959 → 4,967 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$47,652 → $63,361 (+33.0%)	$39,750 → $44,156 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$168,600 → $248,300 (+47.3%)	$89,400 → $142,900 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $975 (+32.8%)	$662 → $744 (+12.4%)

Hickory

Population

40,63443,747

Median household income

$47,652$63,361

Median home value

$168,600$248,300

Median gross rent

$734$975

Long View

Population

4,9594,967

Median household income

$39,750$44,156

Median home value

$89,400$142,900

Median gross rent

$662$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory	Long View
Under 5	5.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.5%	11.7%
18 to 24	12.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	17.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	8.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	17.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	14.1%
75 and over	7.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory	Long View
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	49.7%
Black or African American	13.3%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory	Long View
No high school diploma	10.2%	15.1%
High school graduate	23.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory	Long View
Drove alone	73.3%	83.5%
Carpooled	12.9%	12.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	1.3%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	1.6%
Other means	1.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory	Long View
1-unit, detached	54.1%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	9.6%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Hickory	Long View
Poverty rate	16.9%	10.8%
Average household size	2.44	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1983	1971