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Hickory, NC vs Dover, NH

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- Dover is 0% more densely populated than Hickory.
- People are 8.0% more likely to be married in Dover.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years younger in Dover.
 Hickory, NCDover, NHUnited States
 Population  Unlock32,599329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.238.4
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 Population - 201040,186  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,884285,036,114
 Population - 199028,301  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,219.693.4
 Land Area29.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hickory, NCDover, NHUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Hickory, NCDover, NHUnited States
 White64.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian5.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hickory, NCDover, NHUnited States
 Married Population46.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.1%50.2%
 Never Married36.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.162.60
 Households17,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,10580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock50.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,207  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Hickory    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Hickory is has wonderful amenities such as the science museum, children's museum, aquarium, art museum, symphony orchestra, and great universities. Its not far from  More

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Over 3 years ago

Hickory is a nice place to live. There are great parks here. Glen Hilton is a beautiful park with lots of play structures and tall trees nice elevated walking path.  More

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Cons, No ethnic diversity"... How is that a "Con"? That means it has a rich traditional culture, where most people share a interest in the same  More

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Reviews for Dover    4 Reviews

I love Dover New Hampshire.I was born in Dover and grew up there.I moved in 2004 to Tennessee.I have been home sick ever since for Dover.I am now searching for a place  More

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Over 17 years ago

The area is well situated for many day trips (Portland, Me, Boston, Ma, Concord NH and the white mountains) Negatives are weather (winters mainly because fall is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Dover, NH, is a terrific place to live. Quite, great seasonal weather, gorgeous autumns, extremely scenic. Short on culture, but 15 minutes to Portsmouth, little over  More

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