Hickory Flat

Population: 714
Median household income: $36,481
Median home value: $100,900

Located in Benton County, Mississippi, Hickory Flat is a community with a population of 714. At $36,481, its median household income sits below Benton County's $42,139.

From 2019 to 2023, Hickory Flat's population grew 9.2% from 654 to 714, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $80,300 to $100,900.

The median gross rent is $729. 18.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 714
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $36,481
Median home value: $100,900
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 366
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

654714

Median household income

$31,250$36,481

Median home value

$80,300$100,900

Median gross rent

$475$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	654	$31,250	$80,300	$475
2020	668	$31,111	$79,700	$325
2021	755	$31,208	$81,300	$633
2022	730	$33,219	$87,000	$687
2023	714	$36,481	$100,900	$729

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.4%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	10.4%
5 to 17	118	16.5%
18 to 24	50	7.0%
25 to 34	133	18.6%
35 to 44	64	9.0%
45 to 54	37	5.2%
55 to 64	105	14.7%
65 to 74	107	15.0%
75 and over	26	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	632	88.5%
Black or African American	35	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	18.6%
High school graduate	163	34.5%
Some college or associate's	133	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	79	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	198	82.8%
Carpooled	24	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	5.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	6.6%
15 to 29 min	88	38.9%
30 to 44 min	100	44.2%
45 to 59 min	22	9.7%
60+ min	1	0.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 31.6% (225 of 712)

	Count	Share
Family households	205	68.8%
Nonfamily households	93	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	298	81.4%
Vacant	68	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	192	64.4%
Renter-occupied	106	35.6%

1-unit, detached60.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	222	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	3.0%
5 to 19 units	34	9.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	99	27.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2832020
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6159, -89.1914