Hickory

Population: 472
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $113,300

Hickory, a community in Newton County, Mississippi, has 472 residents. The median household income of $63,750 is above the Newton County median ($50,426).

From 2019 to 2023, Hickory's population declined 25.3% from 632 to 472, while its median home value rose 74.3% from $65,000 to $113,300.

The median resident is 27.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 472
Median age: 27.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $113,300
Median gross rent: $845
Housing units: 211
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

632472

Median household income

$26,226$63,750

Median home value

$65,000$113,300

Median gross rent

$387$845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	632	$26,226	$65,000	$387
2020	463	$26,696	$81,400	$379
2021	589	$27,167	$79,400	—
2022	470	—	$99,500	—
2023	472	$63,750	$113,300	$845

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1727.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 743.4%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	8.1%
5 to 17	129	27.3%
18 to 24	35	7.4%
25 to 34	80	16.9%
35 to 44	61	12.9%
45 to 54	47	10.0%
55 to 64	56	11.9%
65 to 74	16	3.4%
75 and over	10	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	195	41.3%
Black or African American	240	50.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's50.7%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	8.9%
High school graduate	72	26.7%
Some college or associate's	137	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	19	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone90.3%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176	90.3%
Carpooled	11	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	30.9%
15 to 29 min	63	33.5%
30 to 44 min	38	20.2%
45 to 59 min	21	11.2%
60+ min	8	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 5.7% (27 of 472)

	Count	Share
Family households	118	77.6%
Nonfamily households	34	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	152	72.0%
Vacant	59	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	69.7%
Renter-occupied	46	30.3%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	158	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	22.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2831980
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.3167, -89.0217