Demographics of Hickman County, Kentucky

Hickman County, Kentucky had 4,372 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −156 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hickman County, in four figures

4,372
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.4%
Change since July 2020: −156 people.; 45.2 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,867 ±$11,066
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hickman County, Kentucky's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hickman County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Hickman County, Kentucky's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hickman County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	4,528	100.0	100.0
2021	4,426	97.7	100.2
2022	4,413	97.5	100.7
2023	4,425	97.7	101.6
2024	4,390	97.0	102.5
2025	4,372	96.6	103.1

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Population of Hickman County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	4,528	+8	−3	0	+10
2021	4,426	−102	−56	0	−46
2022	4,413	−13	−41	+1	+27
2023	4,425	+12	−55	+3	+64
2024	4,390	−35	−53	+4	+15
2025	4,372	−18	−56	+2	+36

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.2 ±2.2: for men 43.1 ±3.7 and for women 46.0 ±7.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hickman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	189 ±44	4.3% ±1.0	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	666 ±121	15.0% ±2.7	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	238 ±87	5.4% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,117 ±186	25.2% ±4.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,109 ±151	25.0% ±3.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,120 ±192	25.2% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,867 ±$11,066, and income per person $32,313 ±$3,943, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hickman County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	382 ±108	22.1% ±6.0	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	377 ±124	21.8% ±7.0	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	272 ±93	15.7% ±5.2	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	358 ±116	20.7% ±6.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	35 to 171	2.0% to 9.9%	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	40 to 160	2.3% to 9.2%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	64 to 214	3.7% to 12.3%	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hickman County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	868 ±197	20.5% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	293 ±98	37.6% ±10.2	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	376 ±99	17.6% ±4.4	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	97 to 301	15.0% ±7.4	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hickman County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hickman County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	2,156 ±17	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.3% ±6.2	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.7% ±6.2	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.8% ±7.4	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.2% ±7.5	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$115,700 ±$21,139	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$718 ±$62	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±7	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hickman County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	37 to 195	0.8% to 4.4%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,800 ±16	85.6% ±0.4	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	362 ±90	8.2% ±2.0	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	68 to 214	1.5% to 4.8%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hickman County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	2,620 ±281	59.0% ±6.3	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,734 ±261	39.1% ±5.9	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 68	0% to 1.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11 to 95	0.2% to 2.1%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4 to 80	0.1% to 1.8%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 26	0% to 0.6%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hickman County among the counties of Kentucky

118th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Hickman County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Menifee County	6,430	+4.8%
Wolfe County	6,298	−4.0%
Fulton County	6,218	−4.5%
Cumberland County	5,992	+2.3%
Carlisle County	4,747	−1.2%
Hickman County	4,372	−3.4%
Owsley County	3,932	−2.5%
Robertson County	2,325	+6.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026