Hickman County, Kentucky

Hickman County has a population of 4,439 and has shrunk 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $115,700, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $60,867.

Home price
$115,700
Income
$60,867
Population
4,439
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$115,700county
Median gross rent$718county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198055.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,142county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$60,867county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate20.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.1%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%county
Share of workers employed by government10.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$63,163county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service29 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station10 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.6%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment759county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible60.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population4,439county
Land area in square miles242county
People per square mile of land18.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-13county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.2%county
Share of households that are one person25.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents686county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in99county
Households that moved away108county
Average income of arriving households$44,202county
Average income of departing households$38,639county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year14,940(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation59.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.31 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F54 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing76 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use1,157 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.2%county
Homes heated by propane34.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.5%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk8.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.8county
Landslide risk40.3county
Hail risk17.0county
Earthquake risk90.9county
Tornado risk41.4county
Tropical cyclone risk38.0county
Extreme heat risk40.5county
Winter weather risk36.2county
Strong wind risk50.0county
Wildfire risk2.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hickman County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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