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Population: 37,222. Estimated population in July 2024: 40,232 (+8.1% change)
Males: 17,912 (48.1%), Females: 19,310 (51.9%)

Zip codes: 28601, 28602.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $37,236
Median house value: $125,000

Population by Race

Races in Hickory:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
  • Black (14.1%)
  • Hispanic (7.7%)
  • Other race (3.1%)
  • Other Asian (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.5%), United States (12.5%), English (9.3%), Irish (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Scottish (2.6%).

Land area: 28.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hickory

  • High school or higher: 79.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hickory city

  • Never married: 28.5%
  • Now married: 50.5%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

10.0% Foreign born (5.6% Latin America, 2.8% Asia, 1.1% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +7,650 (+25.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Hickory:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (810 FAIRGROVE CHURCH RD)
  • FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (420 N CENTER ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Hickory:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hickory:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 4 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 46 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 82 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hickory:

  • WILSON’S (about 7 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)
  • LANEYS (about 19 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 20 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Hickory:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,052; Location: 2550 HWY 70 SE; Public; Website: www.cvcc.cc.nc.us)
  • LENOIR-RHYNE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,345; Location: 7TH & 8TH STREET NE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lrc.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CATAWBA HAIRSTYLING ACADEMY (Location: 229 FIRST AVE SE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Hickory:

  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 51 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)

Schools

Public high schools in Hickory:

  • HICKORY HIGH (Students: 1,306; Location: 1234 3RD STREET NE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SAINT STEPHENS HIGH (Students: 1,209; Location: 3205 34TH STREET DRIVE NE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Hickory:

  • TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 1225 29TH AVE DR NE; Grades: PK – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Hickory:

  • CLYDE CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 770; Location: 2121 35TH AVENUE DRIVE NE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 683; Location: 5911 DWAYNE STARNES ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • HARRY M ARNDT MIDDLE (Students: 655; Location: 3350 34TH STREET DRIVE NE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • NORTHVIEW MIDDLE (Students: 579; Location: 302 28TH AVENUE NE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RAY CHILDERS ELEMENTARY (Students: 540; Location: 1183 CAPE HICKORY ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • VIEWMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 534; Location: 21 16TH AVENUE NW; Grades: PK – 05)
  • WEBB A MURRAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 498; Location: 3901 SECTION HOUSE ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • W M JENKINS ELEMENTARY (Students: 486; Location: 3750 N CENTER STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • GRANDVIEW MIDDLE (Students: 467; Location: 737 12TH STREET SW; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY (Students: 403; Location: 1580 32ND STREET SW; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Hickory:

  • ST STEPHEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 2304 SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HICKORY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location: 2535 21ST AVE. NE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • MT OLIVE LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL (Students: 86; Location: 2780 N CENTER ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • TREE OF LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 51; Location: PO BOX 10009; Grades: KG – 11)
  • JOHNSTON ELEMENTARY SDA SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: 172 23RD ST NW; Grades: 1 – 7)

Libraries

Library in Hickory:

  • HICKORY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,780,628; Location: 375 3RD STREET, NE; 123,938 books; 5,080 audio materials; 5,843 video materials; 363 serial subscriptions)

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