Hickory, KY Housing Market & City Data

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277
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
83.3%
Employment Rate
4.2%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$139
Median Listing Price$247,400
Median Days on Market22
Active Listings6
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)8
Avg Listing Price$554,060
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-50%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY85%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.69
Family Dual Income40.6
Median Household Income$18,600
Median Individual Income$12,500
Home Ownership85.9%
Home Value-
Median Rent-
Rent Burden-
Poverty36.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED31.9%
  • Highschool Education40.4%
  • Some College23.5%
  • Bachelors Degree4.2%
  • Graduate Degree0.0%
  • Total College or Above4.2%
  • Stem Degree0.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.6%
  • Female48.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married26.0%
  • Divorced26.0%
  • Never Married48.1%
  • Widowed0.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHickory
State IDKY
Population277

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.0%
19–2931.4%
30–390.0%
40–496.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5924.9%
60–6916.6%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation39.5%
Unemployment Rate16.7%
Disabled31.8%

ETHNICITY

White80.5%
Black7.9%
Asian10.1%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.4%
Multiple0.0%

OTHER

Hispanic1.4%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured5.1%
Veteran0.0%

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