Hickory Grove vs Smyrna

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

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

Hickory Grove has the higher population (559 vs 50 in Smyrna). Smyrna has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $119,400 in Hickory Grove). Since 2019, Smyrna's population has grown faster (+85.2% vs +9.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory Grove	Smyrna
Population	559	50
Median age	44.2 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	—
Median home value	$119,400	$215,400
Median gross rent	$1,118	—
Housing units	257	28
Homeownership rate	81.8%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory Grove	Smyrna
Population	509 → 559 (+9.8%)	27 → 50 (+85.2%)
Median household income	$54,286 → $61,250 (+12.8%)	$39,583 → $63,750 (+61.1%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $119,400 (+41.1%)	$90,000 → $215,400 (+139.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $1,118 (+2.2%)	—

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

Smyrna

Population

2750

Median household income

$39,583$63,750

Median home value

$90,000$215,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory Grove	Smyrna
Under 5	7.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	11.6%	12.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.2%	4.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	8.0%
65 to 74	14.7%	46.0%
75 and over	3.9%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory Grove	Smyrna
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	21.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory Grove	Smyrna
No high school diploma	13.6%	20.0%
High school graduate	36.8%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory Grove	Smyrna
Drove alone	81.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	13.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory Grove	Smyrna
1-unit, detached	61.1%	92.9%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.9%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Hickory Grove	Smyrna
Poverty rate	12.2%	4.0%
Average household size	2.61	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	39	34
Median year structure built	1984	1940