Hickory

#1428

Global Rank

0.9

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States North America

Population
373K
GDP
$20B
GDP per capita
$52,577
Land area
3,853 km²
Density
97/km²

Primary city Hickory

State / province North Carolina

Language English

Hickory metro area

35.73, -81.34
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

BaseballCarolina League

Hickory Crawdads

Hickory

Top Companies

2 companies
1Transportation Insight
$16B
Private
2Alex Lee
$11B
Private

Total Market Cap: $27B across 2 companies

Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003504001990200020102020
One year
One year +2.8%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +66.1%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +51.2%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −18.0%
2007Q4 to 2012Q2