Hickory County vs Ozark County

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

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

Ozark County has the higher population (8,773 vs 8,501 in Hickory County). Ozark County has the higher median household income ($42,329 vs $35,084 in Hickory County). Ozark County has the higher median home value ($156,400 vs $123,200 in Hickory County).

Population, income & housing

	Hickory County	Ozark County
Population	8,501	8,773
Median age	55.2 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,084	$42,329
Median home value	$123,200	$156,400
Median gross rent	$699	$626
Housing units	5,502	5,046
Homeownership rate	84.8%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickory County	Ozark County
Population	9,404 → 8,501 (-9.6%)	9,207 → 8,773 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$34,182 → $35,084 (+2.6%)	$31,947 → $42,329 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$83,400 → $123,200 (+47.7%)	$97,600 → $156,400 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $699 (+15.0%)	$660 → $626 (-5.2%)

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

Ozark County

Population

9,2078,773

Median household income

$31,947$42,329

Median home value

$97,600$156,400

Median gross rent

$660$626

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickory County	Ozark County
Under 5	4.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	6.2%	7.8%
35 to 44	9.1%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	17.9%	17.2%
65 to 74	18.0%	17.3%
75 and over	14.5%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickory County	Ozark County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickory County	Ozark County
No high school diploma	12.0%	16.7%
High school graduate	46.9%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickory County	Ozark County
Drove alone	74.2%	70.9%
Carpooled	18.0%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.8%	12.7%
Other means	0.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickory County	Ozark County
1-unit, detached	65.4%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	19.6%

Poverty & households

	Hickory County	Ozark County
Poverty rate	19.5%	21.7%
Average household size	2.42	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1981	1979