Hickory vs Water Valley

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

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

Water Valley has the higher population (112 vs 53 in Hickory). Since 2019, Water Valley's population has grown faster (-40.1% vs -80.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory	Water Valley
Population	53	112
Median age	21.8 yrs	28.8 yrs
Housing units	68	41
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory	Water Valley
Population	277 → 53 (-80.9%)	187 → 112 (-40.1%)
Median household income	—	$49,896 → $80,385 (+61.1%)
Median home value	—	$69,400 → $128,800 (+85.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $1,063 (+66.6%)

Hickory

Population

27753

Water Valley

Population

187112

Median household income

$49,896$80,385

Median home value

$69,400$128,800

Median gross rent

$638$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory	Water Valley
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	25.0%
18 to 24	67.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	28.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	37.5%
65 to 74	32.1%	0.0%
75 and over	0.0%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory	Water Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	50.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	37.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory	Water Valley
No high school diploma	100.0%	11.9%
High school graduate	0.0%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

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

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory	Water Valley
1-unit, detached	0.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	75.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hickory	Water Valley
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	—	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	8	—
Median year structure built	—	1974