Demographics
Business Climate of Catawba County
Catawba County is in the western part of North Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and covers 405 square miles. The county includes eight municipalities – Brookford, Catawba, Claremont, Conover, Hickory, Long View, Maiden and Newton.
Population
(2006 Estimated)
Catawba County,153,784
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, 359,856
Total Households
(2006 Estimated)
Catawba County, 57,982
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, 135,237
Median Household Income
(2006)
Catawba County, $42,349
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, $39,213
Per Capita Income
Catawba County, $21,351
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, $19,864
Labor Force
Catawba County, 74,672
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, 170,562
Major Employers
(nonmanufacturing)
Catawba County Schools, Education/Health Services, 1,000+
Frye Regional Medical Center, Education/Health Services, 1,000+
Catawba Valley Medical Center, Education/Health Services, 1,000+
County of Catawba, Public Administration, 1,000+
Walmart, Trade Transportation and Utilities, 1,000+
Catawba Valley Community College, Education/Health Services, 500 - 999
Newton Conover City Schools, Education/Health Services, 500 - 999
Hickory City Schools, Education/Services, 500 - 999
Catawba Rental Co. Inc., Trade Transportation and Utilities, 500 - 999
City of Hickory, Public Administration, 500 - 999
Major Manufacturers
Commscope Inc., 1,000+
Corning Cable Systems, 1,000+
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co., 1,000+
Century Furniture, 1,000+
HDM Furniture Industries Inc., 500 - 999
For More Information
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
1055 Southgate
Corporate Park S.W.
Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: (828) 328-6111
Fax: (828) 328-1175
www.catawbachamber.org
Catawba County Economic Development Corp.
P.O. Box 3388, Hickory, NC 28603
Phone: (828) 267-1564
Fax: (828) 267-1884
www.catawbaedc.org
Sources
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
Catawba County Economic Development Corp.









