Hickman County vs Macon County

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

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

Macon County has the higher population (25,793 vs 25,229 in Hickman County). Hickman County has the higher median household income ($57,223 vs $56,269 in Macon County). Macon County has the higher median home value ($211,200 vs $192,000 in Hickman County).

Population, income & housing

	Hickman County	Macon County
Population	25,229	25,793
Median age	41.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,223	$56,269
Median home value	$192,000	$211,200
Median gross rent	$877	$805
Housing units	10,588	10,845
Homeownership rate	77.7%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hickman County	Macon County
Population	24,813 → 25,229 (+1.7%)	23,842 → 25,793 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$43,596 → $57,223 (+31.3%)	$37,430 → $56,269 (+50.3%)
Median home value	$116,200 → $192,000 (+65.2%)	$115,000 → $211,200 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $877 (+23.9%)	$673 → $805 (+19.6%)

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

Macon County

Population

23,84225,793

Median household income

$37,430$56,269

Median home value

$115,000$211,200

Median gross rent

$673$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hickman County	Macon County
Under 5	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.4%
75 and over	6.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hickman County	Macon County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	88.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hickman County	Macon County
No high school diploma	15.4%	18.4%
High school graduate	42.4%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hickman County	Macon County
Drove alone	78.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	13.3%	15.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	4.5%
Other means	0.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hickman County	Macon County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	23.6%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Hickman County	Macon County
Poverty rate	14.1%	15.2%
Average household size	2.58	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	35	32
Median year structure built	1988	1990