Latest news about poverty in Hickory, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
16.6% of Hickory, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 23.1% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 10.5% of high school graduates and 33.4% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 71.1%. For comparison, it was 32.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Hickory, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Hickory:
16.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Hickory:
6.8%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Hickory:
21.7%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.0% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Hickory:
16.8%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
71.1%
Residents above poverty level:
32.6%
Poverty by age in Hickory, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Hickory,NC (percentage below poverty level)
19.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
24.8%6 to 11 years
33.4%12 to 14 years
20.6%15 years
51.9%16 and 17 years
15.5%18 to 24 years
9.0%25 to 34 years
25.5%35 to 44 years
10.8%45 to 54 years
8.0%55 to 64 years
8.5%65 to 74 years
5.3%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Hickory,NC (percentage below poverty level)
10.2%Under 5 years
11.0%5 years
30.2%6 to 11 years
41.9%12 to 14 years
36.9%15 years
45.4%16 and 17 years
28.2%18 to 24 years
6.4%25 to 34 years
34.7%35 to 44 years
9.7%45 to 54 years
6.6%55 to 64 years
14.6%65 to 74 years
6.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Hickory,NC (% below half of poverty level)
10.8%Under 6 years
3.4%6 to 11 years
9.7%12 to 17 years
15.7%18 to 24 years
5.3%25 to 34 years
7.5%35 to 44 years
4.7%45 to 54 years
5.7%55 to 64 years
2.3%65 to 74 years
2.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Hickory, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hickory, NC (%)
8.4%White
31.6%Black
10.3%American Indian
10.2%Asian
47.6%Other race
10.4%2+ races
28.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Hickory, NC (absolute numbers)
2,282White
1,683Black
28American Indian
178Asian
1,417Other race
4202+ races
1,719Hispanic
14.7%Below poverty level
85.3%Above poverty level
27.2%Below poverty level
72.8%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Hickory, NC
Children below poverty level:
Hickory, North Carolina:
23.9%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Hickory:
10.5%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Hickory:
33.4%
North Carolina:
26.6%
34.6%Married-couple family
11.5%Male, no wife present
53.9%Female, no husband present
9.3%Worked full-time, year-round
23.5%Worked part-time
67.2%Did not work
13.3%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
53.0%One full-time, other didn't work
5.0%Both worked part-time
16.4%One part-time, other didn't work
12.3%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
1.4%1995 to 1998
10.9%1990 to 1994
6.8%1980 to 1989
9.2%1970 to 1979
19.8%1960 to 1969
25.1%1950 to 1959
17.6%1940 to 1949
9.2%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
2.0%1999 to 2000
10.9%1995 to 1998
9.6%1990 to 1994
16.1%1980 to 1989
11.7%1970 to 1979
15.8%1960 to 1969
15.5%1950 to 1959
9.1%1940 to 1949
9.4%1939 or earlier
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