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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 341,851
Land Area (2000): 4,243.633 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 70.850 square kilometers

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	327,067	2002	353,354	2005	358,599
2000	342,793	2003	Not Available	2006	Not Available
2001	347,668	2004	355,720	2007	365,896

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	388,050	56.55%
Rural, Farm	7,380	1.08%
Rural, Non-farm	290,732	42.37%

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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	170,761	163,788	6,973	4.08%	41
1991	172,242	160,666	11,576	6.72%	67
1992	174,182	164,245	9,937	5.71%	57
1993	173,545	166,209	7,336	4.23%	42
1994	174,925	169,079	5,846	3.34%	34
1995	177,390	169,812	7,579	4.27%	43
1996	179,960	172,573	7,387	4.10%	41
1997	181,279	174,320	6,958	3.84%	38
1998	178,494	173,493	5,001	2.80%	28
1999	179,789	175,942	3,847	2.14%	22
2000	188,254	182,613	5,641	3.00%	30
2001	186,638	174,592	12,046	6.45%	65
2002	182,950	168,328	14,622	7.99%	80
2003	179,669	165,341	14,328	7.97%	80
2004	178,581	166,562	12,020	6.73%	67
2005	177,296	165,580	11,716	6.61%	66
2006	177,828	167,449	10,379	5.84%	58
2007	172,813	162,590	10,223	5.92%	59
2008	172,127	159,581	12,546	7.29%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	167,638	162,571	5,067	3.02%	30
Feb 1990	169,951	163,465	6,486	3.82%	38
Mar 1990	169,213	163,864	5,349	3.16%	32
Apr 1990	168,746	163,659	5,087	3.01%	30
May 1990	171,275	165,294	5,981	3.49%	35
Jun 1990	173,171	166,734	6,437	3.72%	37
Jul 1990	172,492	164,552	7,940	4.60%	46
Aug 1990	170,065	163,801	6,264	3.68%	37
Sep 1990	171,452	163,626	7,826	4.56%	46
Oct 1990	172,417	163,284	9,133	5.30%	53
Nov 1990	171,028	162,678	8,350	4.88%	49
Dec 1990	171,686	161,928	9,758	5.68%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	169,539	158,612	10,927	6.45%	64
Feb 1991	171,144	158,403	12,741	7.44%	74
Mar 1991	168,914	157,902	11,012	6.52%	65
Apr 1991	168,714	158,320	10,394	6.16%	62
May 1991	169,727	158,778	10,949	6.45%	65
Jun 1991	173,472	161,316	12,156	7.01%	70
Jul 1991	183,012	161,740	21,272	11.62%	116
Aug 1991	173,540	163,004	10,536	6.07%	61
Sep 1991	173,634	162,246	11,388	6.56%	66
Oct 1991	172,393	162,727	9,666	5.61%	56
Nov 1991	171,399	162,478	8,921	5.20%	52
Dec 1991	171,410	162,461	8,949	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	173,371	161,672	11,699	6.75%	67
Feb 1992	173,436	161,781	11,655	6.72%	67
Mar 1992	174,013	162,923	11,090	6.37%	64
Apr 1992	171,921	163,294	8,627	5.02%	50
May 1992	173,875	164,426	9,449	5.43%	54
Jun 1992	178,480	167,748	10,732	6.01%	60
Jul 1992	179,291	166,357	12,934	7.21%	72
Aug 1992	176,484	166,931	9,553	5.41%	54
Sep 1992	172,288	163,743	8,545	4.96%	50
Oct 1992	172,028	163,494	8,534	4.96%	50
Nov 1992	172,629	164,119	8,510	4.93%	49
Dec 1992	172,371	164,451	7,920	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	171,955	163,084	8,871	5.16%	52
Feb 1993	173,030	164,345	8,685	5.02%	50
Mar 1993	172,838	164,905	7,933	4.59%	46
Apr 1993	173,445	165,126	8,319	4.80%	48
May 1993	173,574	166,101	7,473	4.31%	43
Jun 1993	176,241	167,832	8,409	4.77%	48
Jul 1993	177,033	168,903	8,130	4.59%	46
Aug 1993	174,849	167,957	6,892	3.94%	39
Sep 1993	170,950	164,809	6,141	3.59%	36
Oct 1993	172,258	166,132	6,126	3.56%	36
Nov 1993	173,361	167,399	5,962	3.44%	34
Dec 1993	173,002	167,917	5,085	2.94%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	172,431	165,724	6,707	3.89%	39
Feb 1994	172,908	166,587	6,321	3.66%	37
Mar 1994	173,091	166,340	6,751	3.90%	39
Apr 1994	173,423	167,680	5,743	3.31%	33
May 1994	173,675	168,175	5,500	3.17%	32
Jun 1994	175,959	169,722	6,237	3.54%	35
Jul 1994	176,992	169,841	7,151	4.04%	40
Aug 1994	176,527	170,876	5,651	3.20%	32
Sep 1994	175,191	169,316	5,875	3.35%	34
Oct 1994	176,037	170,895	5,142	2.92%	29
Nov 1994	176,354	171,484	4,870	2.76%	28
Dec 1994	176,510	172,310	4,200	2.38%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	175,380	170,236	5,144	2.93%	29
Feb 1995	177,821	171,507	6,314	3.55%	36
Mar 1995	178,868	171,397	7,471	4.18%	42
Apr 1995	175,274	169,559	5,715	3.26%	33
May 1995	175,499	168,205	7,294	4.16%	42
Jun 1995	177,110	168,561	8,549	4.83%	48
Jul 1995	183,337	170,610	12,727	6.94%	69
Aug 1995	178,831	170,300	8,531	4.77%	48
Sep 1995	176,438	168,315	8,123	4.60%	46
Oct 1995	176,981	169,484	7,497	4.24%	42
Nov 1995	176,579	169,571	7,008	3.97%	40
Dec 1995	176,567	169,998	6,569	3.72%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	179,039	168,719	10,320	5.76%	58
Feb 1996	178,213	170,810	7,403	4.15%	42
Mar 1996	178,727	171,631	7,096	3.97%	40
Apr 1996	179,789	171,704	8,085	4.50%	45
May 1996	179,532	171,866	7,666	4.27%	43
Jun 1996	181,420	173,399	8,021	4.42%	44
Jul 1996	181,862	173,330	8,532	4.69%	47
Aug 1996	180,247	173,171	7,076	3.93%	39
Sep 1996	178,646	172,265	6,381	3.57%	36
Oct 1996	180,160	174,001	6,159	3.42%	34
Nov 1996	180,654	174,576	6,078	3.36%	34
Dec 1996	181,230	175,402	5,828	3.22%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	180,122	173,284	6,838	3.80%	38
Feb 1997	180,145	173,192	6,953	3.86%	39
Mar 1997	181,264	175,053	6,211	3.43%	34
Apr 1997	180,245	174,305	5,940	3.30%	33
May 1997	180,778	174,769	6,009	3.32%	33
Jun 1997	182,569	174,694	7,875	4.31%	43
Jul 1997	186,099	175,428	10,671	5.73%	57
Aug 1997	181,991	174,940	7,051	3.87%	39
Sep 1997	179,174	172,472	6,702	3.74%	37
Oct 1997	180,815	174,293	6,522	3.61%	36
Nov 1997	181,799	175,140	6,659	3.66%	37
Dec 1997	180,342	174,273	6,069	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	179,378	172,713	6,665	3.72%	37
Feb 1998	178,630	172,426	6,204	3.47%	35
Mar 1998	179,485	173,498	5,987	3.34%	33
Apr 1998	178,117	172,778	5,339	3.00%	30
May 1998	178,233	173,480	4,753	2.67%	27
Jun 1998	178,385	173,278	5,107	2.86%	29
Jul 1998	179,006	174,225	4,781	2.67%	27
Aug 1998	179,257	174,864	4,393	2.45%	25
Sep 1998	178,453	173,807	4,646	2.60%	26
Oct 1998	176,942	172,447	4,495	2.54%	25
Nov 1998	177,982	173,778	4,204	2.36%	24
Dec 1998	178,060	174,620	3,440	1.93%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	178,174	173,698	4,476	2.51%	25
Feb 1999	178,552	173,796	4,756	2.66%	27
Mar 1999	178,678	174,596	4,082	2.28%	23
Apr 1999	177,399	173,880	3,519	1.98%	20
May 1999	179,475	175,539	3,936	2.19%	22
Jun 1999	179,171	175,257	3,914	2.18%	22
Jul 1999	181,987	177,702	4,285	2.35%	24
Aug 1999	181,136	177,442	3,694	2.04%	20
Sep 1999	178,833	175,551	3,282	1.84%	18
Oct 1999	180,240	176,818	3,422	1.90%	19
Nov 1999	181,578	178,034	3,544	1.95%	20
Dec 1999	182,244	178,985	3,259	1.79%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	185,963	180,831	5,132	2.76%	28
Feb 2000	187,148	181,777	5,371	2.87%	29
Mar 2000	187,760	182,556	5,204	2.77%	28
Apr 2000	186,977	182,714	4,263	2.28%	23
May 2000	187,759	182,812	4,947	2.63%	26
Jun 2000	189,371	183,837	5,534	2.92%	29
Jul 2000	189,839	183,816	6,023	3.17%	32
Aug 2000	190,255	183,581	6,674	3.51%	35
Sep 2000	188,038	182,254	5,784	3.08%	31
Oct 2000	187,851	181,657	6,194	3.30%	33
Nov 2000	188,725	182,492	6,233	3.30%	33
Dec 2000	189,359	183,025	6,334	3.34%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	190,410	181,932	8,478	4.45%	45
Feb 2001	191,117	181,051	10,066	5.27%	53
Mar 2001	189,848	180,357	9,491	5.00%	50
Apr 2001	186,135	177,169	8,966	4.82%	48
May 2001	186,540	175,925	10,615	5.69%	57
Jun 2001	186,607	174,391	12,216	6.55%	65
Jul 2001	187,597	173,847	13,750	7.33%	73
Aug 2001	184,808	170,942	13,866	7.50%	75
Sep 2001	183,738	170,493	13,245	7.21%	72
Oct 2001	184,567	170,914	13,653	7.40%	74
Nov 2001	184,778	169,933	14,845	8.03%	80
Dec 2001	183,515	168,154	15,361	8.37%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	184,985	168,548	16,437	8.89%	89
Feb 2002	185,387	169,244	16,143	8.71%	87
Mar 2002	184,792	169,740	15,052	8.15%	81
Apr 2002	184,269	169,702	14,567	7.91%	79
May 2002	183,690	169,448	14,242	7.75%	78
Jun 2002	183,176	168,185	14,991	8.18%	82
Jul 2002	184,047	168,535	15,512	8.43%	84
Aug 2002	182,033	168,213	13,820	7.59%	76
Sep 2002	180,696	167,908	12,788	7.08%	71
Oct 2002	180,773	167,290	13,483	7.46%	75
Nov 2002	181,521	167,158	14,363	7.91%	79
Dec 2002	180,030	165,967	14,063	7.81%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	181,414	166,630	14,784	8.15%	81
Feb 2003	181,838	167,105	14,733	8.10%	81
Mar 2003	180,808	167,018	13,790	7.63%	76
Apr 2003	180,924	167,074	13,850	7.66%	77
May 2003	180,452	165,858	14,594	8.09%	81
Jun 2003	180,542	164,625	15,917	8.82%	88
Jul 2003	181,087	164,713	16,374	9.04%	90
Aug 2003	179,004	164,262	14,742	8.24%	82
Sep 2003	178,036	164,335	13,701	7.70%	77
Oct 2003	177,717	164,066	13,651	7.68%	77
Nov 2003	177,847	164,328	13,519	7.60%	76
Dec 2003	176,361	164,076	12,285	6.97%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	180,041	166,646	13,395	7.44%	74
Feb 2004	180,225	166,873	13,352	7.41%	74
Mar 2004	180,284	167,649	12,635	7.01%	70
Apr 2004	178,671	167,137	11,534	6.46%	65
May 2004	179,047	167,274	11,773	6.58%	66
Jun 2004	179,189	166,929	12,260	6.84%	68
Jul 2004	180,224	167,841	12,383	6.87%	69
Aug 2004	178,040	166,423	11,617	6.52%	65
Sep 2004	176,739	165,657	11,082	6.27%	63
Oct 2004	177,356	165,466	11,890	6.70%	67
Nov 2004	176,895	165,639	11,256	6.36%	64
Dec 2004	176,263	165,205	11,058	6.27%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	176,753	164,903	11,850	6.70%	67
Feb 2005	177,199	164,501	12,698	7.17%	72
Mar 2005	176,897	165,502	11,395	6.44%	64
Apr 2005	176,702	166,055	10,647	6.03%	60
May 2005	177,435	166,016	11,419	6.44%	64
Jun 2005	177,428	165,368	12,060	6.80%	68
Jul 2005	179,504	164,814	14,690	8.18%	82
Aug 2005	176,744	165,223	11,521	6.52%	65
Sep 2005	176,458	165,147	11,311	6.41%	64
Oct 2005	178,349	166,641	11,708	6.56%	66
Nov 2005	177,666	166,531	11,135	6.27%	63
Dec 2005	176,413	166,256	10,157	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	176,544	166,017	10,527	5.96%	60
Feb 2006	177,282	166,208	11,074	6.25%	62
Mar 2006	176,667	166,807	9,860	5.58%	56
Apr 2006	177,060	167,740	9,320	5.26%	53
May 2006	177,800	167,749	10,051	5.65%	57
Jun 2006	178,555	168,017	10,538	5.90%	59
Jul 2006	180,151	168,603	11,548	6.41%	64
Aug 2006	178,422	167,808	10,614	5.95%	59
Sep 2006	176,860	166,768	10,092	5.71%	57
Oct 2006	178,264	168,264	10,000	5.61%	56
Nov 2006	178,770	168,068	10,702	5.99%	60
Dec 2006	177,562	167,335	10,227	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	174,242	163,078	11,164	6.41%	64
Feb 2007	173,612	162,937	10,675	6.15%	61
Mar 2007	173,537	163,779	9,758	5.62%	56
Apr 2007	172,153	162,212	9,941	5.77%	58
May 2007	172,876	162,846	10,030	5.80%	58
Jun 2007	173,374	163,003	10,371	5.98%	60
Jul 2007	174,515	163,176	11,339	6.50%	65
Aug 2007	172,059	161,914	10,145	5.90%	59
Sep 2007	171,858	162,441	9,417	5.48%	55
Oct 2007	172,021	162,277	9,744	5.66%	57
Nov 2007	172,374	162,464	9,910	5.75%	57
Dec 2007	171,131	160,952	10,179	5.95%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	172,247	160,903	11,344	6.59%	66
Feb 2008	171,098	159,832	11,266	6.58%	66
Mar 2008	171,508	160,417	11,091	6.47%	65
Apr 2008	171,468	160,710	10,758	6.27%	63
May 2008	172,375	160,164	12,211	7.08%	71
Jun 2008	172,801	160,034	12,767	7.39%	74
Jul 2008	175,228	160,036	15,192	8.67%	87
Aug 2008	171,514	157,117	14,397	8.39%	84
Sep 2008	170,905	157,020	13,885	8.12%	81
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	34,528	18.12%
2.	Construction	18,064	9.48%
3.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	9,272	4.87%
4.	Truck Transportation	7,594	3.99%
5.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	6,180	3.24%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	5,910	3.10%
7.	Health Care	5,900	3.10%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	5,678	2.98%
9.	Public Administration	5,584	2.93%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	4,928	2.59%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,918	2.58%
12.	Educational Services	4,764	2.50%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,078	2.14%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,072	2.14%
15.	Apparel Manufacturing	3,412	1.79%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,214	1.69%
17.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	2,898	1.52%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2,814	1.48%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	2,580	1.35%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2,506	1.32%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	23,498	14.48%
2.	Health Care	22,440	13.83%
3.	Educational Services	15,894	9.79%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,504	5.86%
5.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	7,898	4.87%
6.	Apparel Manufacturing	7,814	4.82%
7.	Social Assistance	5,064	3.12%
8.	Finance and Insurance	4,568	2.81%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,534	2.79%
10.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	4,080	2.51%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	4,074	2.51%
12.	Public Administration	3,872	2.39%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,492	2.15%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,814	1.73%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	2,478	1.53%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	2,338	1.44%
17.	Construction	1,890	1.16%
18.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	1,880	1.16%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	1,754	1.08%
20.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	1,666	1.03%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	20,146	10.57%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	11,700	6.14%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	10,448	5.48%
4.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	9,598	5.04%
5.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	8,300	4.36%
6.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	8,258	4.33%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	7,166	3.76%
8.	Assemblers and Fabricators	7,058	3.70%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,580	3.45%
10.	Other Management Occupations	5,820	3.05%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,684	2.98%
12.	Woodworkers	5,296	2.78%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,894	2.57%
14.	Other Construction Trades	4,694	2.46%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,632	2.43%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,600	2.41%
17.	Top Executives	3,632	1.91%
18.	Operations Managers Non Finance	3,040	1.60%
19.	Carpenters	2,978	1.56%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	2,528	1.33%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	16,746	10.32%
2.	Other Production Occupations	13,270	8.18%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	8,244	5.08%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	7,150	4.41%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	6,610	4.07%
6.	Cashiers	5,354	3.30%
7.	Registered Nurses	5,276	3.25%
8.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,866	3.00%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	4,606	2.84%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	4,516	2.78%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,378	2.70%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	4,292	2.64%
13.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	4,048	2.49%
14.	Other Management Occupations	4,038	2.49%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,514	2.17%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	3,252	2.00%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,186	1.96%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	3,176	1.96%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,140	1.93%
20.	Woodworkers	2,896	1.78%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	329,045	61.08%
15-35 hours	51,612	9.58%
1-14 hours	10,513	1.95%
No regular hours	147,517	27.38%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	9,178	2.69%
5 AM-5:29 AM	9,273	2.72%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	21,268	6.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM	45,818	13.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	54,425	15.95%
7 AM-7:29 AM	42,194	12.36%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	55,872	16.37%
8 AM-8:29 AM	26,062	7.64%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	11,405	3.34%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	10,430	3.06%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	4,718	1.38%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,178	0.64%
Noon-3:59 PM	21,712	6.36%
4 PM-11:59 PM	26,757	7.84%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	9,880	2.89%
5-9	37,794	11.07%
10-14	64,278	18.83%
15-19	72,121	21.13%
20-24	61,812	18.11%
25-29	20,571	6.03%
30-34	36,484	10.69%
35-39	6,348	1.86%
40-44	5,550	1.63%
45-59	12,184	3.57%
60-89	8,016	2.35%
At least 90	6,252	1.83%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	398	0.12%	266,058	77.96%
30-44	36	0.01%	48,346	14.17%
45-59	8	0.00%	12,176	3.57%
At least 60	202	0.06%	14,066	4.12%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	358	0.10%
Car / truck / van, carpool	50,473	14.51%
Car / truck / van, solo	282,692	81.29%
Motorcycle	344	0.10%
Other	2,992	0.86%
Public transportation	644	0.19%
Walked	3,787	1.09%
Worked at home	6,470	1.86%

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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 268,210 (669,442 people)
: 192,338 (566,974 people)
: 86,106
: 378,360
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	24,679	9.17%
$10,000-$14,999	17,087	6.35%
$15,000-$19,999	18,980	7.05%
$20,000-$24,999	20,424	7.59%
$25,000-$29,999	21,783	8.09%
$30,000-$34,999	20,014	7.43%
$35,000-$39,999	18,987	7.05%
$40,000-$44,999	17,922	6.66%
$45,000-$49,999	15,624	5.80%
$50,000-$59,999	28,800	10.70%
$60,000-$74,999	27,242	10.12%
$75,000-$99,999	20,443	7.59%
$100,000-$124,999	7,934	2.95%
$125,000-$149,999	3,458	1.28%
$150,000-$199,999	2,607	0.97%
$200,000 or more	3,209	1.19%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	32,459	24.23%
Family, 2 people	42,863	32.00%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,776	3.57%
Family, 3 people	24,452	18.25%
Nonfamily, 3 people	651	0.49%
Family, 4 people	18,267	13.64%
Nonfamily, 4 people	303	0.23%
Family, 5 people	6,567	4.90%
Nonfamily, 5 people	110	0.08%
Family, 6 people	2,008	1.50%
Nonfamily, 6 people	51	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	1,428	1.07%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	31	0.02%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	222,338	31.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	75,251	10.79%
Public Assistance	6,581	0.94%
Retirement	37,362	5.36%
Self Employment	27,062	3.88%
Social Security	72,008	10.32%
Supplemental Security	9,507	1.36%
Wage / Salary	216,043	30.97%
Other	31,409	4.50%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	89,821	58.85%
With children under 18	62,798	41.15%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	24,391	9.07%
Married	170,571	63.40%
Never Married	67,737	25.18%
Widowed	6,326	2.35%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	29,686	10.65%
Married	170,402	61.12%
Never Married	46,915	16.83%
Widowed	31,803	11.41%

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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	54,541	10.46%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	103,386	19.82%
High school diploma or equivalent	165,954	31.82%
Some college, no degree	99,811	19.14%
Associate degree	32,048	6.15%
Bachelors degree	47,214	9.05%
Graduate or professional degree	18,541	3.56%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	4,634	1.36%	4,410	1.29%	9,044	2.65%
Kindergarten	8,712	2.55%	617	0.18%	9,329	2.73%
Grades 1-4	36,265	10.61%	1,634	0.48%	37,899	11.09%
Grades 5-8	36,433	10.66%	1,606	0.47%	38,039	11.13%
Grades 9-12	35,430	10.36%	1,472	0.43%	36,902	10.79%
Undergrad college	16,705	4.89%	4,569	1.34%	21,274	6.22%
Graduate or professional school	1,816	0.53%	760	0.22%	2,576	0.75%
Total	139,995	40.95%	15,068	4.41%	155,063	45.36%

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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	718	775
2002	655	694
2003	670	685
2004	676	633

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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	606,136	90.20%
Below Poverty Level	65,818	9.80%

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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.706	0.245	0.024	0.501	2.477	0.000	8.151	20.387	1.608	30.147
2000	1.730	0.175	0.044	0.624	2.573	0.000	9.606	22.923	1.914	34.444
2001	1.697	0.155	0.055	0.664	2.571	0.000	9.535	24.216	2.223	35.974
2002	1.613	0.158	0.045	0.529	2.346	0.000	8.943	21.800	1.755	32.497
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	1.524	0.239	0.034	0.590	2.387	0.000	9.926	20.929	1.622	32.478
2005	1.944	0.215	0.053	0.591	2.803	0.000	11.378	21.729	2.758	35.865
2006	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2007	1.837	0.232	0.052	0.683	2.804	0.000	10.230	22.102	2.635	34.966

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	10,670
2000	12,689
2001	13,401
2002	12,312

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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	45,650	13.35%
10-19 Years	45,092	13.19%
20-29 Years	44,966	13.15%
30-39 Years	53,463	15.64%
40-49 Years	51,086	14.94%
50-59 Years	42,541	12.44%
60-69 Years	28,742	8.41%
70-79 Years	20,031	5.86%
80-89 Years	8,789	2.57%
90+ Years	1,491	0.44%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	169,440	49.57%
Female	172,411	50.43%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	292,922	85.69%
African-American	23,441	6.86%
Hispanic/Latino	13,834	4.05%
Asian	7,841	2.29%
Multiracial	2,691	0.79%
Amerindian	701	0.21%
Other Race	287	0.08%
Pacific Islander	134	0.04%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	139,789	32.51%
2.	German	91,106	21.19%
3.	English	53,989	12.56%
4.	Irish	47,491	11.04%
5.	Scotch Irish	19,722	4.59%
6.	Dutch	13,668	3.18%
7.	Scottish	13,066	3.04%
8.	Italian	10,217	2.38%
9.	French Non-Basque	8,701	2.02%
10.	European	6,689	1.56%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	595,622	92.83%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	27,226	4.24%
3.	Miao / Hmong	8,524	1.33%
4.	French	2,134	0.33%
5.	German	1,938	0.30%
6.	Laotian	1,362	0.21%
7.	Vietnamese	958	0.15%
8.	Chinese	852	0.13%
9.	Other Indo European	606	0.09%
10.	Other Asian	362	0.06%

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	654,527	95.39%
Naturalized immigrant	7,317	1.07%
Not a citizen	24,318	3.54%

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Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alexander County	Caldwell County
Burke County	Catawba County

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bandy's	Hildebran	North Catawba
Bethlehem	Hudson	Northlakes
Blowing Rock	Icard	Patterson
Brookford	Jacobs Fork	Quaker Meadows
Cajah's Mountain	Johns River	Rhodhiss
Caldwell	Jonas Ridge	Rutherford College
Catawba	Kings Creek	Salem
Cedar Rock	Lake Norman of Catawba	Sawmills
Claremont	Lenoir	Sharpes
Clines	Linville	Sherrills Ford
Collettsville	Linville Falls	Silver Creek
Connelly Springs	Little River	Smoky Creek
Connellys Springs	Long View	St. Stephens
Conover	Lovelady	Stony Point
Drexel	Lower Creek	Sugar Loaf
Ellendale	Lower Fork	Taylorsville
Gamewell	Maiden	Terrell
Glen Alpine	Millers	Upper Creek
Globe	Morganton	Upper Fork
Granite Falls	Mountain Creek	Valdese
Gwaltneys	Mountain View	Wilson Creek
Hickory	Mulberry	Wittenburg
Hiddenite	Newton	Yadkin Valley

Catawba County (141,685)	Caldwell County (77,415)
Burke County (89,148)	Alexander County (33,603)