Housing market/North Carolina/ZIP 28602
ZIP 28602 Hickory, North Carolina
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA · North Carolina. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 28602 · NC
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 28602 — Hickory, NC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 28602
- 1-unit detached8,76967.8%
- 1-unit attached2652.0%
- 2–4 units1,0177.9%
- 5–49 units1,2639.8%
- 50+ units1381.1%
- Mobile1,48811.5%
2–4 unit share 7.9% · 5–49 unit share 9.8% · combined 2–49 17.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $830 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $632.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 33.3%; ≥50% 13.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,250 (1.506× ACS median gross rent).
Population
29,273 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +0.6%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 7 projects, 245 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 2 properties, 357 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 385 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 28602 33.8% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.9%; ACS median gross rent is $830; population increased +0.6% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,017 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,263 units in 5–49-unit structures; 7 LIHTC projects totaling 245 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,250 versus ACS median gross rent of $830. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
North Carolina research
ZIP 28602 is a Census / HUD profile for Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 28602 — Hickory, NC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·North Carolina ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is North Carolina research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 28602?
ZIP 28602 (Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA) has 29,273 residents, 11,535 households, a renter share of 33.8%, median household income of $56,031, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $830. Vacancy is 10.9%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 28602?
ACS counts 434 units in 2-unit buildings, 583 in 3–4 unit buildings, 251 in 5–9, 759 in 10–19, and 253 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 2,280 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 28602?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,250. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 28602 — Hickory, NC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this North Carolina ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 28602 is Census / HUD research for Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list North Carolina property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.