Hickman County vs Robertson County

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

Hickman County and Robertson 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 2,239 in Robertson County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $52,337 in Robertson County). Robertson County has the higher median home value ($123,400 vs $92,300 in Hickman County).

Population, income & housing

	Hickman County	Robertson County
Population	4,470	2,239
Median age	46.4 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$52,337
Median home value	$92,300	$123,400
Median gross rent	$717	$543
Housing units	2,160	996
Homeownership rate	74.8%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickman County	Robertson County
Population	4,510 → 4,470 (-0.9%)	2,123 → 2,239 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$42,929 → $63,750 (+48.5%)	$41,902 → $52,337 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$80,600 → $92,300 (+14.5%)	$114,700 → $123,400 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$516 → $717 (+39.0%)	$556 → $543 (-2.3%)

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

Robertson County

Population

2,1232,239

Median household income

$41,902$52,337

Median home value

$114,700$123,400

Median gross rent

$556$543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickman County	Robertson County
Under 5	4.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	24.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	16.1%	8.4%
75 and over	9.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickman County	Robertson County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	94.4%
Black or African American	9.2%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
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%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickman County	Robertson County
No high school diploma	12.8%	14.8%
High school graduate	42.9%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickman County	Robertson County
Drove alone	72.1%	88.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.4%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	2.7%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickman County	Robertson County
1-unit, detached	77.4%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	24.2%

Poverty & households

	Hickman County	Robertson County
Poverty rate	20.8%	27.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1975	1980