2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Hickory, NC vs Hayden, ID

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Hayden, is 15% more than it is in Hickory and is 13% below the National Average.
- Hickory unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Hayden unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Hickory, NCHayden, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,745  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,124$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,039  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Hickory, NCHayden, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Hickory, NCHayden, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Hickory

Reviews for Hayden    5 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be nice, but the city council is a joke. Califonians have moved in a the price of houses is now unaffordable. Pay is low and the cost of living is rising. The  More

   |    Reply

Hayden is a beautiful place with wretched weather. Cold, dreary, grey days are the norm from late Oct to late May. There is no “Spring” in Hayden. It can barely eeek out  More

   |    Reply

Hayden is beautiful, but all of North Idaho is getting very crowded. Wages are low; cost of living has gotten pretty high. Maybe we just have bad luck, but we live in a  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Hayden


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.