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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area

373,031 Population
1,639.5 square miles 227.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,284 ±$1,808 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,059 ±$3,453 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±2.2% (52,784  ±8,104) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.1 minutes ±0.6 (3,751,370  ±107,702) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

153,924 ±3,110 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (364,981  ±114) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±1.5% (3,686  ±1,177) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

171,401 ±91 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$266,100 ±$10,676 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.3% ±1.2% (30,513  ±4,589.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.8% ±3.2% (240,449  ±8,860.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.8% ±1.7% (67,063  ±4,667.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.4% (23,749  ±2,881) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7% ±0.9% (20,990  ±2,712) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
20,990 Total veterans ±2,712 18,694 Male ±2,261 2,296 Female ±1,042

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