Hickory vs Union

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

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

Union has the higher population (2,289 vs 472 in Hickory). Hickory has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $42,791 in Union). Hickory has the higher median home value ($113,300 vs $105,600 in Union).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory	Union
Population	472	2,289
Median age	27.3 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$42,791
Median home value	$113,300	$105,600
Median gross rent	$845	$464
Housing units	211	961
Homeownership rate	69.7%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory	Union
Population	632 → 472 (-25.3%)	2,349 → 2,289 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$26,226 → $63,750 (+143.1%)	$35,300 → $42,791 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $113,300 (+74.3%)	$80,900 → $105,600 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$387 → $845 (+118.3%)	$475 → $464 (-2.3%)

Hickory

Population

632472

Median household income

$26,226$63,750

Median home value

$65,000$113,300

Median gross rent

$387$845

Union

Population

2,3492,289

Median household income

$35,300$42,791

Median home value

$80,900$105,600

Median gross rent

$475$464

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory	Union
Under 5	8.1%	8.8%
5 to 17	27.3%	22.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	10.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	7.4%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	3.4%	6.0%
75 and over	2.1%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory	Union
White (non-Hispanic)	41.3%	48.4%
Black or African American	50.8%	44.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory	Union
No high school diploma	8.9%	28.7%
High school graduate	26.7%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	50.7%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory	Union
Drove alone	90.3%	81.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory	Union
1-unit, detached	74.9%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	22.7%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Hickory	Union
Poverty rate	5.7%	30.3%
Average household size	3.11	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1967	1971