Grainger County vs Hickman County

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

Grainger County and Hickman County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hickman County has the higher population (25,229 vs 23,929 in Grainger County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($57,223 vs $51,351 in Grainger County). Hickman County has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $172,000 in Grainger County).

Population, income & housing

	Grainger County	Hickman County
Population	23,929	25,229
Median age	45.7 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,351	$57,223
Median home value	$172,000	$192,000
Median gross rent	$726	$877
Housing units	11,746	10,588
Homeownership rate	78.7%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grainger County	Hickman County
Population	23,101 → 23,929 (+3.6%)	24,813 → 25,229 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$44,064 → $51,351 (+16.5%)	$43,596 → $57,223 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $172,000 (+44.4%)	$116,200 → $192,000 (+65.2%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $726 (+13.3%)	$708 → $877 (+23.9%)

Grainger County

Population

23,10123,929

Median household income

$44,064$51,351

Median home value

$119,100$172,000

Median gross rent

$641$726

Hickman County

Population

24,81325,229

Median household income

$43,596$57,223

Median home value

$116,200$192,000

Median gross rent

$708$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grainger County	Hickman County
Under 5	4.7%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.5%	11.4%
75 and over	7.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grainger County	Hickman County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grainger County	Hickman County
No high school diploma	16.2%	15.4%
High school graduate	42.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grainger County	Hickman County
Drove alone	82.1%	78.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	7.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grainger County	Hickman County
1-unit, detached	64.8%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	30.1%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Grainger County	Hickman County
Poverty rate	16.4%	14.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1992	1988