HickoxGA
The town, settled in 1900, counts 520 residents.
Is Hickox a good place to live?
54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hickox, against 25% in Georgia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Hickox has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hickox.
Hickox has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Nahunta (23%), Waycross (10%) and Brunswick (6%). Most working residents leave Hickox for work: only 1% work in town. 24% of residents live below the poverty line locally. Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles.
| Hickox | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 9.1% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hickox faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 73% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Hickox, 46% come from hurricanes and 29% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hickox: mild winters and hot summers
The midsummer high for Hickox comes to 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hickox is
Only 4 of the 262 Georgia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Hickox. This Georgia town beats the Georgia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. Among adults locally, 36% feel lonely.
| Hickox | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 40% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 39% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hickox | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.8% | 15% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Hickox
Moving to Hickox: who provides what
Hickox is unincorporated, so Brantley County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
99% of working residents leave Hickox for work
Where Hickox’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hickox; the nearest are
College town 24 of every 100 Hickox residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
About Hickox
Place in Georgia, United States
Hickox is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in south-central Brantley County, Georgia, United States. It is on U.S. Route 301, 4 miles (6 km) south of Nahunta and 22 miles (35 km) north of Folkston. The 2020 census listed a population of 234.
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