Hickory vs Lake Norman of Catawba

A side-by-side comparison of Hickory and Lake Norman of Catawba: population, income, housing, and more.

Hickory and Lake Norman of Catawba are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hickory has the higher population (43,747 vs 9,308 in Lake Norman of Catawba). Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher median household income ($106,836 vs $63,361 in Hickory). Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher median home value ($522,300 vs $248,300 in Hickory).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory	Lake Norman of Catawba
Population	43,747	9,308
Median age	37.7 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$63,361	$106,836
Median home value	$248,300	$522,300
Median gross rent	$975	$1,246
Housing units	19,328	4,725
Homeownership rate	55.9%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	42.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory	Lake Norman of Catawba
Population	40,634 → 43,747 (+7.7%)	8,701 → 9,308 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$47,652 → $63,361 (+33.0%)	$82,424 → $106,836 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$168,600 → $248,300 (+47.3%)	$422,000 → $522,300 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $975 (+32.8%)	$876 → $1,246 (+42.2%)

Hickory

Population

40,63443,747

Median household income

$47,652$63,361

Median home value

$168,600$248,300

Median gross rent

$734$975

Lake Norman of Catawba

Population

8,7019,308

Median household income

$82,424$106,836

Median home value

$422,000$522,300

Median gross rent

$876$1,246

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory	Lake Norman of Catawba
Under 5	5.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	11.8%
18 to 24	12.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	8.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	17.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	19.1%
65 to 74	9.4%	13.6%
75 and over	7.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory	Lake Norman of Catawba
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	86.7%
Black or African American	13.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory	Lake Norman of Catawba
No high school diploma	10.2%	5.0%
High school graduate	23.3%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory	Lake Norman of Catawba
Drove alone	73.3%	71.2%
Carpooled	12.9%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	18.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory	Lake Norman of Catawba
1-unit, detached	54.1%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	8.1%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Hickory	Lake Norman of Catawba
Poverty rate	16.9%	5.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	20	35
Median year structure built	1983	1999