Hickman County vs Menifee County

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

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

Menifee County has the higher population (6,203 vs 4,470 in Hickman County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $44,672 in Menifee County). Menifee County has the higher median home value ($111,500 vs $92,300 in Hickman County).

Population, income & housing

	Hickman County	Menifee County
Population	4,470	6,203
Median age	46.4 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$44,672
Median home value	$92,300	$111,500
Median gross rent	$717	$634
Housing units	2,160	3,387
Homeownership rate	74.8%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickman County	Menifee County
Population	4,510 → 4,470 (-0.9%)	6,443 → 6,203 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$42,929 → $63,750 (+48.5%)	$39,325 → $44,672 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $92,300 (+14.5%)	$76,800 → $111,500 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $717 (+39.0%)	$603 → $634 (+5.1%)

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

Menifee County

Population

6,4436,203

Median household income

$39,325$44,672

Median home value

$76,800$111,500

Median gross rent

$603$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickman County	Menifee County
Under 5	4.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	16.1%	12.9%
75 and over	9.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickman County	Menifee County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	95.8%
Black or African American	9.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickman County	Menifee County
No high school diploma	12.8%	21.6%
High school graduate	42.9%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickman County	Menifee County
Drove alone	72.1%	82.4%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.0%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	10.2%
Other means	5.1%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickman County	Menifee County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Hickman County	Menifee County
Poverty rate	20.8%	28.2%
Average household size	2.65	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	22	39
Median year structure built	1975	1990