COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Hickman County

Kentucky · 5,262 residents · 242 sq mi

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Hickman County is a county of 5,262 people in Kentucky. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. At a median age of 40.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $48,500. Renters pay $282 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.9

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,262

−5%since 1990

from 5,566 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.9

+5%since 1990

from 39.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

242 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.4%(283)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96%(317)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(351)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.2%(325)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(247)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.9%(628)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.7%(775)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(727)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.1%(637)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.7%(459)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.7%(353)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3%(160)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,615

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,347 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,279

+77%since 1990

from $9,777 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.4%

−2.7 ptssince 1990

from 20.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,500

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $31,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990

from $213 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.4%

+2.3 ptssince 1990

from 79.2% in 1990

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(4,968)

Black10.6%(590)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(13)

Asian0%(2)

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(4,614)

Black9.9%(520)

Hispanic / Latino1%(54)

Asian0.1%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(89)

Central American0.6%(27)

Salvadoran0.6%(27)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(12)

Ancestry

American28.2%(1,253)

English16.5%(731)

German9.7%(431)

Irish9.4%(416)

Subsaharan African1.5%(67)

Welsh1.5%(65)

Scottish1.4%(64)

French0.9%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(34)

Polish0.5%(23)

Norwegian0.5%(20)

Austrian0.4%(19)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(15)

Arab0.2%(9)

Dutch0.2%(9)

British0.1%(6)

Hungarian0.1%(6)

Turkish0.1%(6)

Russian0.1%(5)

Danish0.1%(3)

Italian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 7.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

64.4%

+7.6 ptssince 1990

from 56.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.7%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 3.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

−19%since 1990

from 21.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21%(427)

Married63.4%(1,289)

Widowed5.1%(103)

Divorced10.5%(214)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(385)

Married58.4%(1,333)

Widowed15.3%(349)

Divorced9.5%(216)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.0%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.8%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.4%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.5%(86)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 185 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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