Harrison County vs Hickory County

A side-by-side comparison of Harrison County and Hickory County: population, income, housing, and more.

Harrison County and Hickory County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hickory County has the higher population (8,501 vs 8,198 in Harrison County). Harrison County has the higher median household income ($53,364 vs $35,084 in Hickory County). Hickory County has the higher median home value ($123,200 vs $107,400 in Harrison County).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison County	Hickory County
Population	8,198	8,501
Median age	40.9 yrs	55.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,364	$35,084
Median home value	$107,400	$123,200
Median gross rent	$666	$699
Housing units	4,023	5,502
Homeownership rate	73.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison County	Hickory County
Population	8,491 → 8,198 (-3.5%)	9,404 → 8,501 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $53,364 (+24.3%)	$34,182 → $35,084 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$76,000 → $107,400 (+41.3%)	$83,400 → $123,200 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$531 → $666 (+25.4%)	$608 → $699 (+15.0%)

Harrison County

Population

8,4918,198

Median household income

$42,917$53,364

Median home value

$76,000$107,400

Median gross rent

$531$666

Hickory County

Population

9,4048,501

Median household income

$34,182$35,084

Median home value

$83,400$123,200

Median gross rent

$608$699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison County	Hickory County
Under 5	6.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.8%	6.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	17.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	18.0%
75 and over	10.5%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison County	Hickory County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison County	Hickory County
No high school diploma	9.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	43.8%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison County	Hickory County
Drove alone	80.4%	74.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	18.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	5.8%
Other means	2.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison County	Hickory County
1-unit, detached	78.0%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	31.7%

Poverty & households

	Harrison County	Hickory County
Poverty rate	16.1%	19.5%
Average household size	2.62	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1969	1981