Carlisle County vs Hickman County

A side-by-side comparison of Carlisle County and Hickman County: population, income, housing, and more.

Carlisle County and Hickman County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carlisle County has the higher population (4,763 vs 4,470 in Hickman County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $62,019 in Carlisle County). Carlisle County has the higher median home value ($104,700 vs $92,300 in Hickman County).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle County	Hickman County
Population	4,763	4,470
Median age	43.6 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,019	$63,750
Median home value	$104,700	$92,300
Median gross rent	$792	$717
Housing units	2,315	2,160
Homeownership rate	81.4%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle County	Hickman County
Population	4,784 → 4,763 (-0.4%)	4,510 → 4,470 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$45,109 → $62,019 (+37.5%)	$42,929 → $63,750 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$89,300 → $104,700 (+17.2%)	$80,600 → $92,300 (+14.5%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $792 (+24.3%)	$516 → $717 (+39.0%)

Carlisle County

Population

4,7844,763

Median household income

$45,109$62,019

Median home value

$89,300$104,700

Median gross rent

$637$792

Hickman County

Population

4,5104,470

Median household income

$42,929$63,750

Median home value

$80,600$92,300

Median gross rent

$516$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle County	Hickman County
Under 5	6.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.8%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.0%	16.1%
75 and over	8.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle County	Hickman County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	85.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle County	Hickman County
No high school diploma	9.1%	12.8%
High school graduate	44.7%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle County	Hickman County
Drove alone	86.3%	72.1%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.8%	2.9%
Walked	0.1%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	9.3%
Other means	0.5%	5.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle County	Hickman County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle County	Hickman County
Poverty rate	16.7%	20.8%
Average household size	2.51	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1977	1975