2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Hickory, NC vs Kingsland, GA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in Kingsland, is 14% more than it is in Hickory and is 14% below the National Average.
- Hickory unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Kingsland unemployment rate is 3.4%.
 Hickory, NCKingsland, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,745  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,039  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Hickory, NCKingsland, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.8%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Hickory, NCKingsland, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.3%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 Kingsland    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We lived in Kingsbay Georgia from 2007 to 2010. Having lived all over the world we found the Kingsbay Georgia area the most unfriendly depressed area. Jacksonville,  More

   |    Reply

Live on the Saint Mary's River overlooking the state of Florida, beautiful weather in a gated golf course community called Osprey  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

Coming from New England, I hadn't thought much beyond the fact that the winters would be shorter and the summers much longer. I should have considered that the school  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Kingsland


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.