Hickman County, KY Population

Overview

4,529

Total Population

44.7

Median age

51.87%

Female population %

92.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

67.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

101

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hickman County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hickman County is 44.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hickman County's population under 18 was 19.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hickman County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.16% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hickman County, 16.12% were under the age of 15, 15.94% aged 15 to 29, 43.78% aged 30 to 64, 20.31% aged 65 to 84, and 3.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 169 more females than males in Hickman County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.87% females and 48.13% males in Hickman County, KY.
The Hickman County, KY gender ratio is 92.8:100 i.e. 92.8 men to 100 women (0.928).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 236.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 262.

Hickman County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hickman County population: 86.05% are White, 8.81% are Black or African American, 0.51% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are Asian, 0.84% are some other race and 3.64% are multiracial.
Hickman County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 101 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,428 (97.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hickman County is White with a population of 3,897 (86.05% of the total population).

Hickman County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,234 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hickman County's population decreased by 366 (6.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hickman County's population decreased by 338 (6.94%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hickman County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,365.