COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Hickory County

Missouri · 8,940 residents · 399 sq mi

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Hickory County is home to 8,940 people in Missouri. At a median age of 49.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 33%. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $61,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 49.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,940

+22%since 1990

from 7,335 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

49.7

−2%since 1990

from 50.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

399 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.3%(387)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.4%(482)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(560)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.9%(526)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.4%(300)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 347.5%(674)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4411.5%(1,031)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.7%(1,226)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6415.9%(1,425)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7415.4%(1,374)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848.5%(756)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(199)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,346

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,010 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,536

+58%since 1990

from $8,583 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

19.7%

−2.2 ptssince 1990

from 21.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,400

+27%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $36,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$342

+15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $225 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

84.5%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 84.2% in 1990

15.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(7,271)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(11)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(8,675)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(68)

Asian0.1%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(60)

Dominican0.7%(58)

Puerto Rican0.5%(39)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(26)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(16)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German21.4%(1,838)

English16.7%(1,431)

Irish15.2%(1,306)

American10.7%(917)

Dutch4.1%(351)

French3.6%(306)

Swedish2.6%(227)

Scottish2.1%(182)

Scotch-Irish1%(90)

Italian0.8%(70)

Canadian0.6%(51)

Norwegian0.6%(51)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(43)

Finnish0.4%(37)

Polish0.4%(33)

Swiss0.2%(20)

British0.2%(19)

Portuguese0.2%(18)

Danish0.2%(17)

Lithuanian0.2%(17)

Croatian0.1%(11)

Latvian0.1%(9)

French Canadian0%(3)

Belgian0%(1)

Czech0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 6.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

73.4%

+12.9 ptssince 1990

from 60.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 2.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.2 min

−24%since 1990

from 33.1 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 married15.9%(582)

Married68.8%(2,526)

Widowed4.9%(179)

Divorced10.5%(384)

Women 15+

Never married9.4%(362)

Married65.3%(2,511)

Widowed16.4%(631)

Divorced8.8%(340)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.2%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 19.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.1%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

40.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.2%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% 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)7.4%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(161)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.3%(446)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.2%(73)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 886 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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