ZIP 28601 · Hickory
Who lives in ZIP code 28601 (Hickory, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hickory, NC · Catawba County
uszips 2026
People53,329
Median age41.2
Household income$67,817
Home value$264,697
Median rent$1,029/mo
Poverty12.4%
College degree+36.0%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 438 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 21,727
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
32.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,824.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.2%
- Never married
- 31.2%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 51.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.9%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.1%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.