North Carolina · Census place 31060
Hickory city, NC
Quick answer
Hickory city has 43,747 residents, ranking #24 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $63,361, the median home is worth $248,300 and median gross rent runs $975 a month.
- Population
- 43,747Hickory city residents
- Median household income
- $63,361Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $248,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $975Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hickory city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hickory city median would spend about 18.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.9% of residents and 55.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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