Hickory Grove vs Riverview

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

Hickory Grove and Riverview are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Riverview has the higher population (2,215 vs 559 in Hickory Grove). Riverview has the higher median household income ($131,158 vs $61,250 in Hickory Grove). Riverview has the higher median home value ($484,800 vs $119,400 in Hickory Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory Grove	Riverview
Population	559	2,215
Median age	44.2 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$131,158
Median home value	$119,400	$484,800
Median gross rent	$1,118	$677
Housing units	257	789
Homeownership rate	81.8%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory Grove	Riverview
Population	509 → 559 (+9.8%)	1,112 → 2,215 (+99.2%)
Median household income	$54,286 → $61,250 (+12.8%)	$110,500 → $131,158 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $119,400 (+41.1%)	$388,900 → $484,800 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $1,118 (+2.2%)	$884 → $677 (-23.4%)

Hickory Grove

Population

509559

Median household income

$54,286$61,250

Median home value

$84,600$119,400

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,118

Riverview

Population

1,1122,215

Median household income

$110,500$131,158

Median home value

$388,900$484,800

Median gross rent

$884$677

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory Grove	Riverview
Under 5	7.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	11.6%	14.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	10.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	6.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	32.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	6.1%
65 to 74	14.7%	8.4%
75 and over	3.9%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory Grove	Riverview
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	71.3%
Black or African American	21.6%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory Grove	Riverview
No high school diploma	13.6%	19.1%
High school graduate	36.8%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory Grove	Riverview
Drove alone	81.2%	56.8%
Carpooled	13.5%	23.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	18.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory Grove	Riverview
1-unit, detached	61.1%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
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	38.9%	31.6%

Poverty & households

	Hickory Grove	Riverview
Poverty rate	12.2%	4.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	39	21
Median year structure built	1984	1997