Metro area · CBSA 25860
Hickory
The Hickory, NC metro area has 368,316 people. Median rent is $869, 16.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Burke County at $1,147. Of the 31 places we track here, Northlakes has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$62,787
Median home value
$215,600
Unemployment
4.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,147
HUD, Burke County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory | 44,258 | $1,063 | 19.8% |
| Lenoir | 18,299 | $664 | 16.0% |
| Morganton | 17,646 | $944 | 22.1% |
| Newton | 13,333 | $1,091 | 21.1% |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | 9,906 | $1,319 | 14.0% |
| St. Stephens | 9,457 | $958 | 19.0% |
| Conover | 8,580 | $898 | 16.3% |
| Sawmills | 5,042 | $730 | 12.3% |
| Long View | 5,011 | $794 | 20.4% |
| Granite Falls | 4,929 | $905 | 19.1% |
| Valdese | 4,704 | $665 | 15.7% |
| Bethlehem | 4,101 | $795 | 10.9% |
| Mountain View | 3,982 | $956 | 16.0% |
| Maiden | 3,788 | $776 | 12.3% |
| Hudson | 3,772 | $549 | 10.1% |
| Gamewell | 3,689 | $808 | 20.8% |
| Cajah's Mountain | 2,704 | $729 | 16.4% |
| Connelly Springs | 2,427 | $884 | 19.4% |
| Salem | 2,377 | $856 | 14.9% |
| Hildebran | 2,207 | $809 | 17.4% |
| Taylorsville | 2,201 | $496 | 15.1% |
| Icard | 2,153 | $842 | 22.6% |
| Drexel | 2,146 | $590 | 11.4% |
| Glen Alpine | 1,991 | $871 | 15.0% |
| Claremont | 1,922 | $938 | 16.9% |
| Northlakes | 1,716 | $744 | 8.8% |
| Rutherford College | 1,374 | $853 | 15.2% |
| Stony Point | 1,372 | $764 | 12.5% |
| Rhodhiss | 1,166 | $846 | 16.1% |
| Blowing Rock | 992 | $1,278 | 12.7% |
| Catawba | 628 | $1,118 | 19.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.