| People QuickFacts | Hickory | North Carolina |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 39,965 | 9,651,103 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 40,010 | 9,535,471 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.1% | 1.2% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 40,010 | 9,535,483 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.6% | 23.9% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.3% | 12.9% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.3% | 51.3% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 74.9% | 68.5% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 14.3% | 21.5% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.3% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.2% | 2.2% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 11.4% | 8.4% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 69.4% | 65.3% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.7% | 83.9% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.8% | 7.4% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 13.3% | 10.6% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 83.0% | 84.1% |
![Bachelor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 29.0% | 26.5% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,064 | 743,377 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 17.9 | 23.4 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2010 | 18,719 | 4,327,528 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 53.7% | 67.8% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 39.1% | 17.0% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $151,600 | $152,700 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 16,526 | 3,664,119 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.35 | 2.50 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,324 | $25,256 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $37,939 | $46,291 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 19.0% | 16.1% |
| Business QuickFacts | Hickory | North Carolina |
![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,422 | 798,791 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 10.5% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.3% | 2.5% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.7% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.1% | 28.2% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,770,436 | 205,867,299 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,975,048 | 88,795,885 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,807,227 | 114,578,173 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $44,327 | $12,641 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130219200140im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 196,579 | 16,126,939 |