Hickory.
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North Carolina·Catawba County
16 tracts·36K people·$278K median·1,133/mi²
White 63 · Hispanic 15 · Black 13 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 0
Married couple 41 · Living alone 33 · Other 27
Health 25 · Retail 21 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 19 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 19 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hickory is $278,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Hickory has 44,258 residents across 8 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 62.6% White, 15.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.9% Black, 4.8% Asian, 4.1% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 37.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.1% (Census ACS).
Oakwood Elementary (70%), W M Jenkins Elementary (58%) and Longview Elementary (48%) lead the elementary schools; Northview Middle (47%) and Grandview Middle (44%) lead the middle schools; Challenger Early College High (88%), Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School (66%) and Hickory High (45%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,063/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hickory is $64,576 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hickory, median rent is $1,063/month and the median home value is $278,400 (Census ACS).
Hickory reported 5.0 violent crimes and 30.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 51 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hickory are ice storm (95), inland flooding (90) and lightning (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hickory, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).