Fulton County vs Hickman County

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

Fulton 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.

Fulton County has the higher population (6,440 vs 4,470 in Hickman County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $36,834 in Fulton County). Hickman County has the higher median home value ($92,300 vs $78,100 in Fulton County).

Population, income & housing

	Fulton County	Hickman County
Population	6,440	4,470
Median age	41.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,834	$63,750
Median home value	$78,100	$92,300
Median gross rent	$542	$717
Housing units	3,174	2,160
Homeownership rate	64.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fulton County	Hickman County
Population	6,130 → 6,440 (+5.1%)	4,510 → 4,470 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$30,114 → $36,834 (+22.3%)	$42,929 → $63,750 (+48.5%)
Median home value	$66,100 → $78,100 (+18.2%)	$80,600 → $92,300 (+14.5%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $542 (-6.4%)	$516 → $717 (+39.0%)

Fulton County

Population

6,1306,440

Median household income

$30,114$36,834

Median home value

$66,100$78,100

Median gross rent

$579$542

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)

	Fulton County	Hickman County
Under 5	4.8%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.9%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	16.1%
75 and over	9.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fulton County	Hickman County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	85.9%
Black or African American	24.3%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fulton County	Hickman County
No high school diploma	18.8%	12.8%
High school graduate	39.9%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fulton County	Hickman County
Drove alone	76.5%	72.1%
Carpooled	14.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.9%
Walked	3.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	9.3%
Other means	1.3%	5.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fulton County	Hickman County
1-unit, detached	79.0%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	19.5%

Poverty & households

	Fulton County	Hickman County
Poverty rate	25.7%	20.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1972	1975