Icard

Population: 2,291
Median household income: $47,825
Median home value: $136,600

Icard, a community in Burke County, North Carolina, has 2,291 residents. The median household income of $47,825 is below the Burke County median ($55,684).

From 2019 to 2023, Icard's population declined 3.7% from 2,380 to 2,291, while its median home value rose 16.7% from $117,100 to $136,600.

The median resident is 41.0 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,291
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,825
Median home value: $136,600
Median gross rent: $844
Housing units: 1,148
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3802,291

Median household income

$48,558$47,825

Median home value

$117,100$136,600

Median gross rent

$578$844

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,380	$48,558	$117,100	$578
2020	2,119	$40,481	$112,000	$553
2021	1,740	$43,167	$110,200	$713
2022	1,984	$45,620	$149,700	$808
2023	2,291	$47,825	$136,600	$844

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 547.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	96	4.2%
5 to 17	341	14.9%
18 to 24	228	10.0%
25 to 34	376	16.4%
35 to 44	320	14.0%
45 to 54	162	7.1%
55 to 64	286	12.5%
65 to 74	231	10.1%
75 and over	251	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,178	95.1%
Black or African American	33	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	26	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree4.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	280	17.2%
High school graduate	641	39.4%
Some college or associate's	603	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	74	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	28	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	995	87.4%
Carpooled	143	12.6%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	311	27.3%
15 to 29 min	568	49.9%
30 to 44 min	189	16.6%
45 to 59 min	50	4.4%
60+ min	21	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 20.9% (460 of 2,205)

	Count	Share
Family households	735	71.7%
Nonfamily households	290	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,025	89.3%
Vacant	123	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	742	72.4%
Renter-occupied	283	27.6%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	886	77.2%
1-unit, attached	16	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	246	21.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3733320
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.7255, -81.4585