Dougherty vs Hickory

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

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

Dougherty has the higher population (244 vs 142 in Hickory). Hickory has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $50,833 in Dougherty). Hickory has the higher median home value ($153,100 vs $95,300 in Dougherty).

Population, income & housing

	Dougherty	Hickory
Population	244	142
Median age	42.8 yrs	26.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,833	$70,625
Median home value	$95,300	$153,100
Median gross rent	$1,057	—
Housing units	103	36
Homeownership rate	71.6%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dougherty	Hickory
Population	210 → 244 (+16.2%)	136 → 142 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $50,833 (+25.1%)	$43,750 → $70,625 (+61.4%)
Median home value	$64,200 → $95,300 (+48.4%)	$74,400 → $153,100 (+105.8%)
Median gross rent	$542 → $1,057 (+95.0%)	—

Dougherty

Population

210244

Median household income

$40,625$50,833

Median home value

$64,200$95,300

Median gross rent

$542$1,057

Hickory

Population

136142

Median household income

$43,750$70,625

Median home value

$74,400$153,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dougherty	Hickory
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	29.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	19.7%
25 to 34	3.7%	2.1%
35 to 44	19.7%	19.0%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	6.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.2%
75 and over	10.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dougherty	Hickory
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	49.3%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19.7%	47.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dougherty	Hickory
No high school diploma	22.0%	13.9%
High school graduate	54.7%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	16.4%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dougherty	Hickory
Drove alone	61.6%	87.1%
Carpooled	24.4%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dougherty	Hickory
1-unit, detached	81.6%	88.9%
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	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Dougherty	Hickory
Poverty rate	22.5%	11.3%
Average household size	2.77	4.30
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1980	1983