ZIP 28602 · Hickory
Who lives in ZIP code 28602 (Hickory, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hickory, NC · Catawba County
uszips 2026
People31,113
Median age40.1
Household income$62,048
Home value$202,337
Median rent$896/mo
Poverty16.8%
College degree+20.2%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Wider region
- Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 170 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,005
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.9% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
30.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,770.
Education (adults 25+)
41.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.0%
- Never married
- 30.5%
- Divorced
- 14.9%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 53.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.9%
- Rent burden
- 24.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.1%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.5%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 11.1%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.