Carlton vs Hico

A side-by-side comparison of Carlton and Hico: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlton and Hico are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hico has the higher population (1,806 vs 12 in Carlton). Since 2019, Hico's population has grown faster (+14.2% vs -78.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Carlton	Hico
Population	12	1,806
Median age	—	36.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,250
Median home value	—	$122,600
Median gross rent	—	$725
Housing units	54	738
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlton	Hico
Population	55 → 12 (-78.2%)	1,582 → 1,806 (+14.2%)
Median household income	—	$38,792 → $52,250 (+34.7%)
Median home value	—	$80,300 → $122,600 (+52.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$681 → $725 (+6.5%)

Carlton

Population

5512

Hico

Population

1,5821,806

Median household income

$38,792$52,250

Median home value

$80,300$122,600

Median gross rent

$681$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlton	Hico
Under 5	0.0%	11.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	100.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	6.6%
75 and over	0.0%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlton	Hico
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlton	Hico
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.6%
High school graduate	100.0%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlton	Hico
Drove alone	100.0%	86.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlton	Hico
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Carlton	Hico
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.2%
Average household size	—	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1938	1968