Hickman vs South Carthage

A side-by-side comparison of Hickman and South Carthage: population, income, housing, and more.

Hickman and South Carthage are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Carthage has the higher population (2,049 vs 353 in Hickman). Hickman has the higher median household income ($75,250 vs $47,610 in South Carthage). Hickman has the higher median home value ($282,800 vs $195,800 in South Carthage).

Population, income & housing

	Hickman	South Carthage
Population	353	2,049
Median age	44.3 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,250	$47,610
Median home value	$282,800	$195,800
Median gross rent	—	$832
Housing units	150	796
Homeownership rate	81.6%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickman	South Carthage
Population	274 → 353 (+28.8%)	1,270 → 2,049 (+61.3%)
Median household income	$33,333 → $75,250 (+125.8%)	$43,571 → $47,610 (+9.3%)
Median home value	—	$130,500 → $195,800 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$622 → $832 (+33.8%)

Hickman

Population

274353

Median household income

$33,333$75,250

South Carthage

Population

1,2702,049

Median household income

$43,571$47,610

Median home value

$130,500$195,800

Median gross rent

$622$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickman	South Carthage
Under 5	7.9%	8.5%
5 to 17	7.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	18.7%	17.4%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	5.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	18.7%	6.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	6.4%
75 and over	11.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickman	South Carthage
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickman	South Carthage
No high school diploma	14.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	41.8%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	9.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickman	South Carthage
Drove alone	47.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	17.2%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.9%
Other means	35.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickman	South Carthage
1-unit, detached	100.0%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Hickman	South Carthage
Poverty rate	20.1%	25.9%
Average household size	3.10	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	18	37
Median year structure built	1971	1978