Fulton vs Hickman

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

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

Fulton has the higher population (2,345 vs 2,033 in Hickman). Hickman has the higher median home value ($68,700 vs $61,200 in Fulton). Since 2019, Hickman's population has grown faster (-2.2% vs -9.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton	Hickman
Population	2,345	2,033
Median age	36.9 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,037	—
Median home value	$61,200	$68,700
Median gross rent	$588	$414
Housing units	1,206	1,032
Homeownership rate	56.2%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton	Hickman
Population	2,592 → 2,345 (-9.5%)	2,079 → 2,033 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$25,375 → $36,037 (+42.0%)	$24,063 → $31,000 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$63,200 → $61,200 (-3.2%)	$49,600 → $68,700 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $588 (-1.2%)	$495 → $414 (-16.4%)

Fulton

Population

2,5922,345

Median household income

$25,375$36,037

Median home value

$63,200$61,200

Median gross rent

$595$588

Hickman

Population

2,0792,033

Median household income

$24,063$31,000

Median home value

$49,600$68,700

Median gross rent

$495$414

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fulton	Hickman
Under 5	7.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.7%	12.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	19.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.8%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.8%
75 and over	8.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton	Hickman
White (non-Hispanic)	51.1%	63.5%
Black or African American	35.9%	35.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton	Hickman
No high school diploma	12.7%	27.3%
High school graduate	43.7%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton	Hickman
Drove alone	73.6%	85.9%
Carpooled	17.2%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	6.7%
Other means	1.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton	Hickman
1-unit, detached	74.6%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	8.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fulton	Hickman
Poverty rate	33.6%	39.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1967	1971