Cumberland County vs Hickman County

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

Cumberland 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.

Cumberland County has the higher population (5,948 vs 4,470 in Hickman County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $39,662 in Cumberland County). Cumberland County has the higher median home value ($128,600 vs $92,300 in Hickman County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Hickman County
Population	5,948	4,470
Median age	45.1 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,662	$63,750
Median home value	$128,600	$92,300
Median gross rent	$553	$717
Housing units	3,399	2,160
Homeownership rate	72.3%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Hickman County
Population	6,697 → 5,948 (-11.2%)	4,510 → 4,470 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$35,344 → $39,662 (+12.2%)	$42,929 → $63,750 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $128,600 (+43.8%)	$80,600 → $92,300 (+14.5%)
Median gross rent	$465 → $553 (+18.9%)	$516 → $717 (+39.0%)

Cumberland County

Population

6,6975,948

Median household income

$35,344$39,662

Median home value

$89,400$128,600

Median gross rent

$465$553

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)

	Cumberland County	Hickman County
Under 5	6.2%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	7.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	16.1%
75 and over	9.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Hickman County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	85.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Hickman County
No high school diploma	18.0%	12.8%
High school graduate	40.1%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Hickman County
Drove alone	79.9%	72.1%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.5%	2.9%
Walked	3.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	9.3%
Other means	0.1%	5.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Hickman County
1-unit, detached	68.9%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Hickman County
Poverty rate	33.9%	20.8%
Average household size	2.41	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1985	1975