COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hickman County

Tennessee · 16,754 residents · 612 sq mi

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Hickman County is a county of 16,754 people in Tennessee. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $42,100. There are 5,541 fewer people here than in 2000. Getting to work takes 30 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,754

−25%vs 2000

vs 22,295 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

612 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,067)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,130)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(1,107)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,179)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(1,055)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(2,694)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(2,511)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.6%(2,107)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,531)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,480)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(716)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(177)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,567

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,013 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,723

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,446 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,100

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$285

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $430 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

19.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(20,761)

Black4.5%(1,007)

Hispanic / Latino1%(222)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(15,861)

Black5%(838)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(125)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(55)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(546)

Central American0.5%(137)

Guatemalan0.4%(90)

Cuban0.3%(75)

South American0.2%(55)

Nicaraguan0.2%(47)

Ecuadorian0.1%(36)

Venezuelan0.1%(19)

Puerto Rican0%(7)

Dominican0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(96)

Thai0.1%(28)

Japanese0.1%(15)

Ancestry

American15.4%(3,915)

English14.7%(3,750)

Irish12.2%(3,112)

German8.9%(2,254)

Scottish2.9%(746)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(398)

French1.1%(292)

Italian1%(257)

Norwegian1%(252)

Swiss0.7%(166)

Dutch0.6%(163)

Romanian0.5%(121)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.5%(115)

British0.4%(109)

Welsh0.4%(105)

Hungarian0.3%(84)

Polish0.3%(77)

French Canadian0.3%(65)

Brazilian0.2%(60)

Portuguese0.2%(51)

Swedish0.2%(48)

Russian0.2%(41)

Greek0.1%(19)

Arab0.1%(17)

Lebanese0.1%(17)

Australian0.1%(17)

Canadian0.1%(15)

West Indian0.1%(15)

Subsaharan African0.1%(13)

Czech0%(11)

Belgian0%(10)

Jamaican0%(7)

Danish0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.6%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.2 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 29.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30%(3,276)

Married56%(6,123)

Widowed3.6%(390)

Divorced10.5%(1,148)

Women 15+

Never married17%(1,715)

Married58%(5,850)

Widowed11.2%(1,127)

Divorced13.8%(1,395)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 16.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.0%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% 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)25.3%(393)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(297)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(567)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(68)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,551 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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