Hardeman County vs Hickman County

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

Hardeman 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.

Hardeman County has the higher population (25,477 vs 25,229 in Hickman County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($57,223 vs $46,173 in Hardeman County). Hickman County has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $116,800 in Hardeman County).

Population, income & housing

	Hardeman County	Hickman County
Population	25,477	25,229
Median age	40.4 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,173	$57,223
Median home value	$116,800	$192,000
Median gross rent	$818	$877
Housing units	10,708	10,588
Homeownership rate	71.2%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardeman County	Hickman County
Population	25,443 → 25,477 (+0.1%)	24,813 → 25,229 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$40,304 → $46,173 (+14.6%)	$43,596 → $57,223 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$90,200 → $116,800 (+29.5%)	$116,200 → $192,000 (+65.2%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $818 (+25.8%)	$708 → $877 (+23.9%)

Hardeman County

Population

25,44325,477

Median household income

$40,304$46,173

Median home value

$90,200$116,800

Median gross rent

$650$818

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)

	Hardeman County	Hickman County
Under 5	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.8%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.0%	11.4%
75 and over	7.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardeman County	Hickman County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	89.4%
Black or African American	40.1%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardeman County	Hickman County
No high school diploma	17.4%	15.4%
High school graduate	44.1%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardeman County	Hickman County
Drove alone	80.0%	78.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	13.3%
Public transit	1.9%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	7.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardeman County	Hickman County
1-unit, detached	75.2%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Hardeman County	Hickman County
Poverty rate	17.3%	14.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	33	35
Median year structure built	1982	1988