Population 833 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Hickory Rock
Household size in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.45 | 2.63 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.53 | 2.70 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.46 | 2.70 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.28 | 2.64 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.17 | +0.01 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Hickory Rock are small: just 2.28 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.45 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.5 | 35.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.6 | 36.7 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.4 | 38.1 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.7 | 38.4 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +4.3 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 44.7, Hickory Rock is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.0% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.9% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.6% | 9.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.5 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Hickory Rock as they are nationally: 12.6%, against 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in the wider Raleigh area (9.4%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Hickory Rock
Renters in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.5% | 32.1% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 30.7% | 33.7% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.9% | 34.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 25.6% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.1 pts | +1.3 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a quarter of households in Hickory Rock rent their homes (25.6%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Just over half of owners (51.9%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.0% | 9.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.0% | 8.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.1% | 7.8% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.4% | 7.6% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.6 pts | −1.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs a little high in Hickory Rock: 11.4% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1990 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1992 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1994 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1999 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +9 | +7 | +6 |
The housing in Hickory Rock is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1987, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are older than in the Raleigh area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1999.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $595 | $923 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $623 | $1,018 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $705 | $1,207 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $995 | $1,666 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$400 | +$743 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Hickory Rock runs $995 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 29.4% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Hickory Rock
Bachelor's degrees in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.3% | 41.7% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.3% | 43.0% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.5% | 47.3% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 51.6% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | −8.2 pts | +9.8 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Hickory Rock: 10.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.6% | 89.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.5% | 90.6% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.5% | 92.0% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.2% | 93.3% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.6 pts | +3.4 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in six adults in Hickory Rock never finished high school, well above the national share: only 84.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Hickory Rock
| Period | Hickory Rock | Raleigh area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.0% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.8% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | −2.6 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Hickory Rock is close to the national rate: 5.8% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is higher than in the Raleigh area overall (4.1%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Hickory Rock compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Rock | 2.28 | 44.7 | 12.6% | 25.6% | 11.4% | 1987 | $995 | 10.1% | 84.2% | 5.8% |
| Mapleville | 2.29 | 55.5 | 6.1% | 29.7% | 19.1% | 1991 | $1,033 | 37.1% | 94.2% | 1.5% |
| Gupton | 2.62 | 46.9 | 17.1% | 23.0% | 15.1% | 1989 | $950 | 18.9% | 73.4% | 11.3% |
| Justice | 2.61 | 48.0 | 11.1% | 39.0% | 16.7% | 1990 | $1,054 | 9.7% | 73.7% | 8.2% |
| Centerville | 2.16 | 44.9 | 7.6% | 25.1% | 21.1% | 1990 | $870 | 11.8% | 85.4% | 1.0% |
| Ingleside | 2.35 | 45.4 | 16.2% | 48.1% | 11.7% | 1988 | $1,103 | 15.0% | 78.0% | 13.0% |
| Louisburg | 2.52 | 40.6 | 14.9% | 32.4% | 10.2% | 1988 | $1,037 | 22.8% | 86.5% | 6.7% |
| Lancaster Crossroads | 2.57 | 44.3 | 22.5% | 28.6% | 15.5% | 1995 | $847 | 6.3% | 74.5% | 2.1% |
| Castalia | 2.42 | 45.8 | 18.4% | 25.7% | 18.9% | 1993 | $814 | 9.9% | 77.8% | 4.4% |
| Alert | 2.62 | 45.6 | 21.9% | 24.9% | 15.3% | 1991 | $951 | 16.7% | 76.4% | 8.8% |
| Wood | 1.91 | 55.0 | 9.1% | 23.3% | 14.3% | 1992 | $830 | 11.2% | 83.0% | 2.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Hickory Rock. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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