Hickory County vs Oregon County

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

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

Oregon County has the higher population (8,704 vs 8,501 in Hickory County). Oregon County has the higher median household income ($44,259 vs $35,084 in Hickory County). Hickory County has the higher median home value ($123,200 vs $117,700 in Oregon County).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory County	Oregon County
Population	8,501	8,704
Median age	55.2 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$35,084	$44,259
Median home value	$123,200	$117,700
Median gross rent	$699	$735
Housing units	5,502	4,332
Homeownership rate	84.8%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory County	Oregon County
Population	9,404 → 8,501 (-9.6%)	10,647 → 8,704 (-18.2%)
Median household income	$34,182 → $35,084 (+2.6%)	$33,601 → $44,259 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$83,400 → $123,200 (+47.7%)	$93,600 → $117,700 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $699 (+15.0%)	$541 → $735 (+35.9%)

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

Oregon County

Population

10,6478,704

Median household income

$33,601$44,259

Median home value

$93,600$117,700

Median gross rent

$541$735

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory County	Oregon County
Under 5	4.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	6.2%	10.5%
35 to 44	9.1%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	18.0%	13.1%
75 and over	14.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory County	Oregon County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory County	Oregon County
No high school diploma	12.0%	13.1%
High school graduate	46.9%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory County	Oregon County
Drove alone	74.2%	76.4%
Carpooled	18.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	12.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory County	Oregon County
1-unit, detached	65.4%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Hickory County	Oregon County
Poverty rate	19.5%	21.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1981	1979