Farmington vs Hickory

A side-by-side comparison of Farmington and Hickory: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Farmington has the higher population (205 vs 53 in Hickory). Since 2019, Farmington's population has grown faster (+34.0% vs -80.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	Hickory
Population	205	53
Median age	60.1 yrs	21.8 yrs
Median household income	$32,159	—
Median home value	$75,700	—
Housing units	79	68
Homeownership rate	75.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	Hickory
Population	153 → 205 (+34.0%)	277 → 53 (-80.9%)
Median household income	$50,250 → $32,159 (-36.0%)	—
Median home value	$67,000 → $75,700 (+13.0%)	—

Farmington

Population

153205

Median household income

$50,250$32,159

Median home value

$67,000$75,700

Hickory

Population

27753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	Hickory
Under 5	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	67.9%
25 to 34	3.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	7.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	2.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	22.0%	32.1%
75 and over	8.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	Hickory
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	50.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	37.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	37.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	Hickory
No high school diploma	24.1%	100.0%
High school graduate	35.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	Hickory
Drove alone	100.0%	18.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	81.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	Hickory
1-unit, detached	89.9%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	75.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	Hickory
Poverty rate	49.8%	0.0%
Average household size	2.59	—
Mean commute (minutes)	18	8
Median year structure built	1959	—