Hickory, NC Housing Market & City Data
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Housing & Demographic Overview
Key insights about the community
HOUSING DATA (October 2026)
HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW
EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS
EDUCATION
- No Highschool Degree or GED11.9%
- Highschool Education25.5%
- Some College29.2%
- Bachelors Degree20.8%
- Graduate Degree12.5%
- Total College or Above33.3%
- Stem Degree37.9%
GENDER BREAKDOWN
- Male47.3%
- Female52.7%
MARITAL STATUS
- Married44.7%
- Divorced14.4%
- Never Married33.8%
- Widowed7.1%
CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN
CITY DATA
AGE BREAKDOWN
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25.9% |
| 19–29 | 14.1% |
| 30–39 | 12.8% |
| 40–49 | 11.6% |
| Age Group | % of Population |
|---|---|
| 50–59 | 13.0% |
| 60–69 | 11.0% |
| 70–79 | 7.0% |
| 80+ | 4.7% |
WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER
WORKFORCE
ETHNICITY
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Local Discussions
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Top Real Estate Agents in Hickory, NC
Neighborhoods in Hickory, NC
Get to know neighborhoods in Hickory, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.
Providence Forest ↗
- Median asking price
- $224,900
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 23
DNearby schools · estimated
3/10 · 2 schools
Sunset Hills ↗
- Median asking price
- $262,450
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 17
CNearby schools · estimated
4/10 · 3 schools
Woodridge ↗
- Median asking price
- $153,650
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 17
BNearby schools · estimated
6.7/10 · 3 schools
Windsong Village ↗
- Median asking price
- $295,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 14
CNearby schools · estimated
4.8/10 · 5 schools
Forest Creek Estates ↗
- Median asking price
- $335,000
- / sq ft
- —
- Active listings
- Not available
- properties in discovery sample
- 13
CNearby schools · estimated
5.7/10 · 3 schools
Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.
About these neighborhood estimates
Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.
Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.
Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.