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Hickman County, TN

Demographic and economic profile of Hickman County, TN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hickman County is a small, rural Tennessee county of 25,229 residents with a labor force participation rate of 54.1% and a low college-attainment rate of 13.6%, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trade and manual occupations. Median household income stands at $68,247 against a median home value of $192,000 and median gross rent of just $877/month, reflecting a low cost-of-living environment with a homeownership rate of 79.2%. The county posted modest population growth of 2.2% over five years, carries a 3.2% unemployment rate, and a mean commute of 36.7 minutes suggests many workers travel outside the county for employment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

25,229

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,247

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

Hickman County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,754 (89.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races904 (3.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone806 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race392 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone337 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone139 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish316
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic96
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)46
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)44
  5. 5.Other Indo-European39

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,551

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,212

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,512

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,744
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,754
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,370
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,286
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services907

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,582
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,313
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,230
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,763
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,644

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.72×)293
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.40×)705
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.40×)1,488
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.33×)1,544
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.19×)881

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$192,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$877/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,175 (15.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,038 (13.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999784 (10.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999664 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999616 (8.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999502 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,571 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled1,698 (14.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,019 (8.9%)
  • Walked100 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit7 (0.1%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.