Hickory vs Newton

A side-by-side comparison of Hickory and Newton: population, income, housing, and more.

Hickory and Newton 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 13,223 in Newton). Hickory has the higher median household income ($63,361 vs $56,869 in Newton). Hickory has the higher median home value ($248,300 vs $169,300 in Newton).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory	Newton
Population	43,747	13,223
Median age	37.7 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,361	$56,869
Median home value	$248,300	$169,300
Median gross rent	$975	$1,016
Housing units	19,328	5,491
Homeownership rate	55.9%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory	Newton
Population	40,634 → 43,747 (+7.7%)	13,059 → 13,223 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$47,652 → $63,361 (+33.0%)	$46,063 → $56,869 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$168,600 → $248,300 (+47.3%)	$110,200 → $169,300 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$734 → $975 (+32.8%)	$754 → $1,016 (+34.7%)

Hickory

Population

40,63443,747

Median household income

$47,652$63,361

Median home value

$168,600$248,300

Median gross rent

$734$975

Newton

Population

13,05913,223

Median household income

$46,063$56,869

Median home value

$110,200$169,300

Median gross rent

$754$1,016

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory	Newton
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	12.4%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.6%
75 and over	7.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory	Newton
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	62.2%
Black or African American	13.3%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	4.2%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.3%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory	Newton
No high school diploma	10.2%	12.9%
High school graduate	23.3%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory	Newton
Drove alone	73.3%	79.2%
Carpooled	12.9%	11.7%
Public transit	0.1%	2.1%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	6.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory	Newton
1-unit, detached	54.1%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	5.1%
20 or more units	8.1%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Hickory	Newton
Poverty rate	16.9%	14.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1983	1976