Overview
755
Total Population
31.3
Median age
62.65%
Female population %
59.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
72.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
28
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hickory Flat's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hickory Flat is 31.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hickory Flat's population under 18 was 30.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hickory Flat's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hickory Flat, 29.14% were under the age of 15, 17.35% aged 15 to 29, 40.66% aged 30 to 64, 10.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.25% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 191 more females than males in Hickory Flat:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 62.65% females and 37.35% males in Hickory Flat, MS.
- The Hickory Flat, MS gender ratio is 59.6:100 i.e. 59.6 men to 100 women (0.596).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 47.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 57.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hickory Flat's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hickory Flat population: 87.95% are White, 10.46% are Black or African American and 1.59% are multiracial.
- Hickory Flat's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 727 (96.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hickory Flat is White with a population of 664 (87.95% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hickory Flat's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 600 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Hickory Flat's population increased by 37 (6.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hickory Flat's population decreased by 104 (17.33%), 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, Hickory Flat's population was lowest in year 2022 at 486.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)