Hickory City PUMA, NC

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2021 Population
159,450
0.795% 1-year growth
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
41.7
0.24% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
12.7%
3.57% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$57,899
5.76% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$163,100
4.42% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
71,121
0.796% 1-year growth

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In 2021, Hickory City PUMA, NC had a population of 159k people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $57,899. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Hickory City PUMA, NC grew from 158,193 to 159,450, a 0.795% increase and its median household income grew from $54,748 to $57,899, a 5.76% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hickory City PUMA, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.04%), Other (Hispanic) (4.93%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.45%), and White (Hispanic) (3.3%).

13.3% of the households in Hickory City PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in Hickory City PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Catawba County--Hickory City PUMA, NC are Catawba Valley Community College (1,587 degrees awarded in 2021) and Lenoir-Rhyne University (671 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in Hickory City PUMA, NC was $163,100, and the homeownership rate was 70.4%.

Most people in Hickory City PUMA, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Hickory City PUMA, NC was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Hickory City PUMA, NC is home to a population of 159k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 6.81% of Hickory City PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (10.9k people).

In 2021, there were 9.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (118k people) in Hickory City PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.86k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Hickory City PUMA, NC are Spanish (13,336 households), Hmong (3,684 households), and Japanese (374 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
80,953
Women
50.8%
78,525
Men
49.2%

The resident population of United States in 2021 was 159,478 inhabitants, with 49.2% men, and 50.8% women.

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Citizenship

95.9%
2021 Citizenship
96%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 95.9% of Hickory City PUMA, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Hickory City PUMA, NC was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hickory City PUMA, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    118k ± 582
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    12.8k ± 582
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    7.86k ± 1.07k
10.2%
Hispanic Population
16.2k people

In 2021, there were 9.22 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (118k people) in Hickory City PUMA, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.86k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.2% of the people in Hickory City PUMA, NC are hispanic (16.2k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    4,583 ± 1,638 people
  2. Laos
    1,189 ± 843 people
  3. Costa Rica
    387 ± 482 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hickory City PUMA, NC was Mexico, the natal country of 4,583 Hickory City PUMA, NC residents, followed by Laos with 1,189 and Costa Rica with 387.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.81%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
10.9k people
6.6%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
10.4k people

As of 2021, 6.81% of Hickory City PUMA, NC residents (10.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hickory City PUMA, NC was 6.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    13,336 households (8.85%)
  2. Hmong
    3,684 households (2.45%)
  3. Japanese
    374 households (0.248%)

13.3% of the households in Hickory City PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Hickory City PUMA, NC was Spanish. 8.85% of the households in Hickory City PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,972 ± 342
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,949 ± 368
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,170 ± 209

Hickory City PUMA, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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The economy of Hickory City PUMA, NC employs 71.1k people. The largest industries in Hickory City PUMA, NC are Furniture & related product manufacturing (5,992 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,056 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,508 people), and the highest paying industries are Air transportation ($165,101), Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($149,330), and Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($119,362).

Males in Hickory City PUMA, NC have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,704. The income inequality in Hickory City PUMA, NC (measured using the Gini index) is 0.441, which is lower than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

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RACE/ETHNICITY
33,529
Women
47.5%
37,030
Men
52.5%

The workforce of Hickory City PUMA, NC in 2020 was 70,559 people, with 47.5% woman, and 52.5% men.

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Occupations

71.1k
2021 Value
0.796%
1 Year growth
± 0.796%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Hickory City PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 0.796%, from 70.6k employees to 71.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hickory City PUMA, NC, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (2,091 people), Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (2,012 people), and Other managers (1,971 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hickory City PUMA, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

71.1k
2021 Value
0.796%
1 Year growth
± 0.796%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Hickory City PUMA, NC grew at a rate of 0.796%, from 70.6k employees to 71.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hickory City PUMA, NC, are Furniture & related product manufacturing (5,992 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,056 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,508 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hickory City PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Hickory City PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,775
Median earning men ± $1,078
$31,585
Median earning women ± $1,024

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($73,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,117), and Wholesale Trade ($51,614).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,953), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,750), and Construction ($52,835).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from North Carolina to other states, or from other states to North Carolina.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $53.7B
  2. $49.7B
  3. $44.5B

In 2020, the top outbound North Carolina product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $53.7B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($49.7B) and Machinery ($44.5B).

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$462B
2020 Value in North Carolina
$926B
Projected 2050 Value in North Carolina
100% growth

In 2020, total outbound North Carolina trade was $462B. This is expected to increase 100% to $926B by 2050.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from North Carolina to other states, or from other states to North Carolina.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $32.8B
  2. $26.1B
  3. $18.1B

In 2020, the top outbound North Carolina domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was South Carolina with $32.8B, followed by Virginia with $26.1B and Georgia and $18.1B.

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in North Carolina went to Donald J. Trump with 49.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (48.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.881%).

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from North Carolina

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Thom Tillis
Senator from North Carolina2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Ted Budd
Senator from North Carolina3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from North Carolina

North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for North Carolina have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Hickory City PUMA, NC awarded 2,258 degrees. The student population of Hickory City PUMA, NC in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 2,633 male students and 3,940 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hickory City PUMA, NC are White (1,580 and 71%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (263 and 11.8%), Black or African American (134 and 6.03%), and Asian (133 and 5.98%).

The largest universities in Hickory City PUMA, NC by number of degrees awarded are Catawba Valley Community College (1,587 and 70.3%) and Lenoir-Rhyne University (671 and 29.7%).

The most popular majors in Catawba County--Hickory City PUMA, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (437 and 19.4%), General Business Administration & Management (257 and 11.4%), and Registered Nursing (114 and 5.05%).

The median tuition cost in Catawba County--Hickory City PUMA, NC for private four year colleges is $41,500.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2021 in Hickory City PUMA, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 85.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 9.19%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 6,573 (40.1% men and 59.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 6,573 students enrolled in Hickory City PUMA, NC, 40.1% men and 59.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,402 records, of which 60.3% were women and 39.7% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 50 degrees awarded
  2. 24 degrees awarded
  3. 437 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Catawba County--Hickory City PUMA, NC was Registered Nursing with 50 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 1,587 degrees awarded
  2. 671 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Catawba Valley Community College with 1,587 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 975 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hickory City PUMA, NC, which is 0.76 times less than the 1,283 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,580 degrees mean that there were 6.01 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 263 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($41,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($239) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 2-year ($1,900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 1.13% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.16% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Hickory City PUMA, NC in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (38.8k), Some college (27.2k), and Secondary Education (20.6k).

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Hickory City PUMA, NC was $163,100 in 2021, which is 0.666 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $156,200 to $163,100, a 4.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Hickory City PUMA, NC is 70.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Hickory City PUMA, NC have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hickory City PUMA, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Hickory City PUMA, NC is $57,899. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Hickory City PUMA, NC was Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $128,604, followed by Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $120,640 and $112,051.

Property

$163,100
Median Property Value 2021
±$4,080
$44,562
Median Property Taxes
±$1,672

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Rent vs Own

70.4%
Homeownership
2021
67%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 70.4% of the housing units in Hickory City PUMA, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.9%.

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Income by Location

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In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Hickory City PUMA, NC was Apex & Holly Springs Towns PUMA, NC with a value of $128,604, followed by Raleigh City (Northwest) & Morrisville Town PUMA, NC and Indian Trail & Stallings Towns PUMA, NC, with respective values of $120,640 and $112,051.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$57,899
Median Household Income
± $1,584
63.3k
Number of Households
± 2,093

In 2021, the median household income of the 63.3k households in Hickory City PUMA, NC grew to $57,899 from the previous year's value of $54,748.

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Wage Distribution

0.441
2021 Wage GINI in Hickory City PUMA, NC
0.442
2020 Wage GINI in Hickory City PUMA, NC

In 2021, the income inequality in Hickory City PUMA, NC was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0921% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Hickory City PUMA, NC was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Hickory City PUMA, NC in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (82.6%)
  2. Carpooled (8.32%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.52%)

In 2021, 82.6% of workers in Hickory City PUMA, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.32%) and those who worked at home (5.52%).

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Commute Time

22.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hickory City PUMA, NC have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.92% of the workforce in Hickory City PUMA, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hickory City PUMA, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hickory City PUMA, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hickory City PUMA, NC (19.9k out of 157k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hickory City PUMA, NC is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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88.3% of the population of Hickory City PUMA, NC has health coverage, with 44.7% on employee plans, 16% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.59% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1399 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (1405 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1710 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 363 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,399 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Carolina

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see an average of 1,399 patients per year. This represents a 0.427% decrease from the previous year (1,405 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.7%
Uninsured
44.7%
Employer Coverage
16%
Medicaid
13.7%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
1.59%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hickory City PUMA, NC grew by 3.19% from 11.3% to 11.7%.

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