Hickory, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hickory, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 79,007. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet HICKORY-NC · Hickory, NC 2 ZIPs · 79,007 pop · #15432/25278 · Catawba County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $64,933
- RANK-LOWER #15432/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Claremont
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 66% owners
- POP-SMALL 79,007
- SPREAD-TIGHT 28602→28601
- HOME-MID $237,250
Nearest income peer: Claremont, NC (+ $789 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Hickory
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hickory on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Conover · lowest
Conover · lowest
$58,707 median HH income
- Hickory · this city
Hickory · this city
$64,933 median HH income
- Claremont · near
Claremont · near
$65,722 median HH income
- Newton · near
Newton · near
$72,042 median HH income
- Maiden · near
Maiden · near
$74,922 median HH income
- Terrell · highest
Terrell · highest
$129,390 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hickory, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 39th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 79,007
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $64,933
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,933 and poverty 14.6% concentrate in 28601.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hickory as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Jacksonville is the closest lower-income city and Shallotte the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hickory.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Hickory differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Hickory: $62,048 in ZIP 28602 to $67,817 in 28601. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 4.4 points
28602 to 28601
28602 to 28601
28601 to 28602
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 28601 skews compact Hickory
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 28601 covers about 63% of Hickory's 79,007 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Hickory
Citywide ZBP: 2,651 establishments, 50,339 employees , annual payroll $2,628,294k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 28601 (1,368 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (472) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Hickory, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Catawba County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Hickory. See the Catawba County roll-up →
Hickory sits in the lower half of Catawba County on income: Newton, Maiden and Sherrills Ford report more, and only Conover reports less. Terrell marks the far end of that range at $129,390, 99% above Hickory.
Side-by-side: Compare 28601 vs 28602 →
Hickory roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hickory, .