Hickman County, TN Population

Overview

24,848

Total Population

42.2

Median age

47.43%

Female population %

110.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

51.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

673

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 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hickman County's population under 18 was 20.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hickman County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hickman County, 16.85% were under the age of 15, 18.71% aged 15 to 29, 47.24% aged 30 to 64, 15.79% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,278 less females than males in Hickman County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.43% females and 52.57% males in Hickman County, TN.
The Hickman County, TN gender ratio is 110.8:100 i.e. 110.8 men to 100 women (1.108).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,054.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 930.

Hickman County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Hickman County population: 91.59% are White, 4.31% are Black or African American, 0.56% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.18% are some other race and 2.89% are multiracial.
Hickman County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 673 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 24,175 (97.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hickman County is White with a population of 22,758 (91.59% of the total population).

Hickman County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 25,455 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Hickman County's population increased by 2,198 (9.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hickman County's population increased by 320 (1.30%), 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 2000 at 22,451.