There are 21 residential care homes serving Hickory, North Carolina. This includes 2 in Hickory and 19 nearby. The daily costs of residential care in North Carolina range from $28 to $197, with a mean expenditure running about $74. The per month expense averages roughly $2,205 and ranges between $825 and $5,921. Annually, the mean cost is around $26,460, which is less than the US average of $31,500.
Residential care costs in Hickory, NC generally range from about $1,688 per month to $4,354 per month, with an average cost of around $2,250 per month. This equates to a yearly cost of $27,000.
Hickory is a medium-sized city in Catawba County, North Carolina. It is part of the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan statistical area. The city has a total population of 79,007, with 287,467 people in the encompassing metro area. The 55+ community composes 27% of the overall population.
The SeniorScore™ for Hickory is 72. The average housing price in the city is $136,500, which is significantly lower than the state average of $204,000. Hickory also has a high unemployment rate of around 9.01%. The city's average household income is $42,000 ($25,000 on a per capita basis), versus an average of $41,000 for the whole of North Carolina.
Hickory has mild average temperatures, with comfortable winters and balmy summers. The area gets very large levels of rain annually. Compared to similarly-sized cities, Hickory has lower than average air quality and an average crime rate.