Hickman County vs Owsley County

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

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

Hickman County has the higher population (4,470 vs 4,021 in Owsley County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $31,064 in Owsley County). Hickman County has the higher median home value ($92,300 vs $79,900 in Owsley County).

Population, income & housing

	Hickman County	Owsley County
Population	4,470	4,021
Median age	46.4 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$31,064
Median home value	$92,300	$79,900
Median gross rent	$717	$551
Housing units	2,160	2,024
Homeownership rate	74.8%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickman County	Owsley County
Population	4,510 → 4,470 (-0.9%)	4,442 → 4,021 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$42,929 → $63,750 (+48.5%)	$30,284 → $31,064 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $92,300 (+14.5%)	$70,200 → $79,900 (+13.8%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $717 (+39.0%)	$316 → $551 (+74.4%)

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

Owsley County

Population

4,4424,021

Median household income

$30,284$31,064

Median home value

$70,200$79,900

Median gross rent

$316$551

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickman County	Owsley County
Under 5	4.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	11.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	17.6%
65 to 74	16.1%	15.1%
75 and over	9.7%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickman County	Owsley County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	93.3%
Black or African American	9.2%	0.0%
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%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickman County	Owsley County
No high school diploma	12.8%	27.0%
High school graduate	42.9%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickman County	Owsley County
Drove alone	72.1%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.6%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.7%
Other means	5.1%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickman County	Owsley County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Hickman County	Owsley County
Poverty rate	20.8%	24.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1975	1987