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.

(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

(2006)
Catawba County, $42,349
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, $39,213

Per Capita Income
Catawba County, $21,351
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, $19,864

Catawba County, 74,672
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA, 170,562

(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

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

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

Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
Catawba County Economic Development Corp.