Hickory County vs Maries County

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

Hickory County and Maries 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 8,435 in Maries County). Maries County has the higher median household income ($61,359 vs $35,084 in Hickory County). Maries County has the higher median home value ($193,100 vs $123,200 in Hickory County).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory County	Maries County
Population	8,501	8,435
Median age	55.2 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$35,084	$61,359
Median home value	$123,200	$193,100
Median gross rent	$699	$594
Housing units	5,502	4,269
Homeownership rate	84.8%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory County	Maries County
Population	9,404 → 8,501 (-9.6%)	8,803 → 8,435 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$34,182 → $35,084 (+2.6%)	$47,569 → $61,359 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$83,400 → $123,200 (+47.7%)	$133,200 → $193,100 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $699 (+15.0%)	$559 → $594 (+6.3%)

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

Maries County

Population

8,8038,435

Median household income

$47,569$61,359

Median home value

$133,200$193,100

Median gross rent

$559$594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory County	Maries County
Under 5	4.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.0%
25 to 34	6.2%	10.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	17.9%	15.9%
65 to 74	18.0%	12.8%
75 and over	14.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory County	Maries County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory County	Maries County
No high school diploma	12.0%	13.9%
High school graduate	46.9%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory County	Maries County
Drove alone	74.2%	74.6%
Carpooled	18.0%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory County	Maries County
1-unit, detached	65.4%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Hickory County	Maries County
Poverty rate	19.5%	14.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	28	33
Median year structure built	1981	1983