Cowan vs Hickman

A side-by-side comparison of Cowan and Hickman: population, income, housing, and more.

Cowan and Hickman are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hickman has the higher population (749 vs 497 in Cowan). Hickman has the higher median household income ($88,906 vs $80,101 in Cowan). Since 2019, Hickman's population has grown faster (+5.2% vs -0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Cowan	Hickman
Population	497	749
Median age	21.5 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$80,101	$88,906
Median home value	—	$523,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,438
Housing units	160	236
Homeownership rate	63.6%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	20.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cowan	Hickman
Population	498 → 497 (-0.2%)	712 → 749 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$65,411 → $80,101 (+22.5%)	$54,028 → $88,906 (+64.6%)
Median home value	$266,000 → $261,900 (-1.5%)	$266,000 → $523,600 (+96.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$975 → $1,438 (+47.5%)

Cowan

Population

498497

Median household income

$65,411$80,101

Median home value

$266,000$261,900

Hickman

Population

712749

Median household income

$54,028$88,906

Median home value

$266,000$523,600

Median gross rent

$975$1,438

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cowan	Hickman
Under 5	12.1%	2.3%
5 to 17	23.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	30.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	4.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	18.0%
45 to 54	5.0%	15.4%
55 to 64	0.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	2.4%	10.8%
75 and over	8.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cowan	Hickman
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	60.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	52.3%	33.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cowan	Hickman
No high school diploma	29.9%	14.6%
High school graduate	31.7%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cowan	Hickman
Drove alone	89.8%	80.3%
Carpooled	10.2%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cowan	Hickman
1-unit, detached	75.0%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Cowan	Hickman
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.2%
Average household size	4.11	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1979	1987