Hickory, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	37,222	100.0

Male	17,912	48.1
Female	19,310	51.9

Under 5 years	2,585	6.9
5 to 9 years	2,560	6.9
10 to 14 years	2,250	6.0
15 to 19 years	2,386	6.4
20 to 24 years	3,058	8.2
25 to 34 years	5,991	16.1
35 to 44 years	5,419	14.6
45 to 54 years	4,752	12.8
55 to 59 years	1,769	4.8
60 to 64 years	1,394	3.7
65 to 74 years	2,599	7.0
75 to 84 years	1,802	4.8
85 years and over	657	1.8

Median age (years)	34.6	(X)

18 years and over	28,553	76.7
Male	13,503	36.3
Female	15,050	40.4
21 years and over	26,830	72.1
62 years and over	5,898	15.8
65 years and over	5,058	13.6
Male	1,811	4.9
Female	3,247	8.7

RACE
One race	36,680	98.5
White	28,747	77.2
Black or African American	5,243	14.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	70	0.2
Asian	1,450	3.9
Asian Indian	95	0.3
Chinese	94	0.3
Filipino	17	0.0
Japanese	34	0.1
Korean	25	0.1
Vietnamese	266	0.7
Other Asian ¹	919	2.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.1
Native Hawaiian	5	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	11	0.0
Some other race	1,146	3.1
Two or more races	542	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	29,157	78.3
Black or African American	5,424	14.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	170	0.5
Asian	1,621	4.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	52	0.1
Some other race	1,397	3.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	37,222	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,863	7.7
Mexican	2,059	5.5
Puerto Rican	141	0.4
Cuban	35	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	628	1.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,359	92.3
White alone	27,245	73.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	37,222	100.0
In households	36,058	96.9
Householder	15,372	41.3
Spouse	6,851	18.4
Child	9,645	25.9
Own child under 18 years	7,758	20.8
Other relatives	2,027	5.4
Under 18 years	697	1.9
Nonrelatives	2,163	5.8
Unmarried partner	835	2.2
In group quarters	1,164	3.1
Institutionalized population	400	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	764	2.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	15,372	100.0
Family households (families)	9,369	60.9
With own children under 18 years	4,284	27.9
Married-couple family	6,851	44.6
With own children under 18 years	2,910	18.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,885	12.3
With own children under 18 years	1,088	7.1
Nonfamily households	6,003	39.1
Householder living alone	4,954	32.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,681	10.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,773	31.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,563	23.2

Average household size	2.35	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	16,571	100.0
Occupied housing units	15,372	92.8
Vacant housing units	1,199	7.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	71	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	15,372	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,451	55.0
Renter-occupied housing units	6,921	45.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.39	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.30	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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