Ashland vs Hickory Flat

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

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

Hickory Flat has the higher population (714 vs 562 in Ashland). Ashland has the higher median household income ($44,194 vs $36,481 in Hickory Flat). Ashland has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $100,900 in Hickory Flat).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Hickory Flat
Population	562	714
Median age	44.3 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,194	$36,481
Median home value	$116,900	$100,900
Median gross rent	$775	$729
Housing units	261	366
Homeownership rate	86.6%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Hickory Flat
Population	619 → 562 (-9.2%)	654 → 714 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$41,875 → $44,194 (+5.5%)	$31,250 → $36,481 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$83,000 → $116,900 (+40.8%)	$80,300 → $100,900 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $775 (+26.4%)	$475 → $729 (+53.5%)

Ashland

Population

619562

Median household income

$41,875$44,194

Median home value

$83,000$116,900

Median gross rent

$613$775

Hickory Flat

Population

654714

Median household income

$31,250$36,481

Median home value

$80,300$100,900

Median gross rent

$475$729

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Hickory Flat
Under 5	10.7%	10.4%
5 to 17	10.0%	16.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	18.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	9.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	5.2%
55 to 64	7.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	15.0%
75 and over	20.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Hickory Flat
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	88.5%
Black or African American	13.7%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Hickory Flat
No high school diploma	10.0%	18.6%
High school graduate	33.2%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Hickory Flat
Drove alone	85.8%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Hickory Flat
1-unit, detached	95.8%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Hickory Flat
Poverty rate	21.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1971	1978