Dowling vs Hickory Corners

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

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

Dowling has the higher population (344 vs 151 in Hickory Corners). Hickory Corners has the higher median household income ($96,105 vs $84,167 in Dowling). Hickory Corners has the higher median home value ($260,200 vs $235,200 in Dowling).

Population, income & housing

	Dowling	Hickory Corners
Population	344	151
Median age	35.5 yrs	64.4 yrs
Median household income	$84,167	$96,105
Median home value	$235,200	$260,200
Housing units	150	78
Homeownership rate	97.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dowling	Hickory Corners
Population	411 → 344 (-16.3%)	159 → 151 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$51,786 → $84,167 (+62.5%)	$80,417 → $96,105 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$150,600 → $235,200 (+56.2%)	$291,700 → $260,200 (-10.8%)

Dowling

Population

411344

Median household income

$51,786$84,167

Median home value

$150,600$235,200

Hickory Corners

Population

159151

Median household income

$80,417$96,105

Median home value

$291,700$260,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dowling	Hickory Corners
Under 5	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.2%	6.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	12.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	17.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	37.7%
75 and over	3.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dowling	Hickory Corners
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	4.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dowling	Hickory Corners
No high school diploma	6.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	46.9%	60.2%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dowling	Hickory Corners
Drove alone	91.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dowling	Hickory Corners
1-unit, detached	94.7%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	5.3%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Dowling	Hickory Corners
Poverty rate	4.7%	0.0%
Average household size	3.07	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1957	1979