Hickory's population at the 2010 census was 40,010 (primarily in Catawba County), with an estimated population in 2019 of 41,171.
Inani labantu bakaHickory ekubalweni kwabantu ngo-2010 lalingama-40,010 (ikakhulukazi eCatawba County), elinabantu abalinganiselwa ku-2018 kwabangu-40,925.