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Hickory, NC vs Franklin, NC

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- Franklin is 0% more densely populated than Hickory.
- People are 5.3% less likely to be married in Franklin.
- The Median Age is 13.1 years older in Franklin.
 Hickory, NCFranklin, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,131329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock51.438.4
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 Population - 201040,186  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,490285,036,114
 Population - 199028,301  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now46.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock843.693.4
 Land Area29.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Hickory, NCFranklin, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Hickory, NCFranklin, NCUnited States
 White64.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian5.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Hickory, NCFranklin, NCUnited States
 Married Population46.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married36.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.012.60
 Households17,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,16680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,207  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.8%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 Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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