Demographics of Hickory County, Missouri

Hickory County, Missouri had 9,044 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +738 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.

Hickory County, in four figures

9,044
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.9%
Change since July 2020: +738 people.; 55.2 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,390 ±$3,056
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.

Hickory County, Missouri's population grew 8.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hickory County, Missouri'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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Hickory County, Missouri's population grew 8.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hickory County, Missouri'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	8,306	100.0	100.0
2021	8,599	103.5	100.2
2022	8,611	103.7	100.7
2023	8,796	105.9	101.6
2024	8,889	107.0	102.5
2025	9,044	108.9	103.1

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Population of Hickory County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	8,306	+27	−10	0	+41
2021	8,599	+293	−82	0	+398
2022	8,611	+12	−109	+1	+105
2023	8,796	+185	−47	+1	+228
2024	8,889	+93	−44	+1	+138
2025	9,044	+155	−49	+1	+207

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.2 ±0.3: for men 54.6 ±0.6 and for women 56.2 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hickory County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	359 ±27	4.2% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,129 ±161	13.2% ±1.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	529 ±144	6.2% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,335 ±136	15.6% ±1.6	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,456 ±199	28.6% ±2.3	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,777 ±283	32.3% ±3.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,390 ±$3,056, and income per person $24,107 ±$1,932, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hickory County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,181 ±225	32.8% ±6.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	976 ±183	27.1% ±4.9	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	673 ±131	18.7% ±3.5	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	283 ±73	7.9% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	333 ±84	9.2% ±2.3	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	33 to 141	0.9% to 3.9%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	24 to 112	0.7% to 3.1%	8.7% ±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 Hickory County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,659 ±314	19.8% ±3.7	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	258 ±97	17.9% ±6.3	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	762 ±175	22.3% ±4.8	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	639 ±178	18.1% ±4.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hickory County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hickory County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	5,480 ±22	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	65.7% ±3.2	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	34.3% ±3.2	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.4% ±3.6	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.6% ±3.6	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$176,100 ±$20,787	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$648 ±$122	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±3	1978 ±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 Hickory County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	157 ±0	1.8% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,015 ±37	93.4% ±0.4	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.2%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	39 ±12	0.5% ±0.1	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	362 ±41	4.2% ±0.5	4.8% ±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 Hickory County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	5,909 ±311	68.8% ±3.6	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,635 ±313	30.7% ±3.6	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 48	0.1% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 30	0% to 0.3%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 30	0% to 0.3%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	2.2% ±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%.

Hickory County among the counties of Missouri

91st of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Hickory County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lewis County	9,879	−1.6%
DeKalb County	9,795	−15.6%
Grundy County	9,744	−0.2%
Iron County	9,318	−2.0%
Ozark County	9,172	+7.7%
Hickory County	9,044	+8.9%
Caldwell County	9,012	+2.1%
Monroe County	8,959	+3.1%
Oregon County	8,709	+1.2%
Daviess County	8,558	+1.5%
Carroll County	8,417	−0.6%

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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