Icard ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Icard had a population of 2,452. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Icard is located in eastern Burke County. It is bordered to the east by the town of Hildebran.
U.S. Route 70 is the main local road through the town, leading east to Hickory and west to Morganton. Interstate 40 parallels US-70, with access to Icard from Exit 116.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.25%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Icard had a population of 2,452. The median age was 42.4 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males age 18 and over. There were 962 households in the CDP, including 673 families.
90.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 9.4% lived in rural areas.
Of Icard's households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 49.7% were married-couple households, 17.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.