HickoryKY
Home to 23 people, the town was settled in 1914.
Is Hickory a good place to live?
Hickory’s age of the median resident is 21.5 years, below both Kentucky’s towns (37.6 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 6 of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hickory. Hickory has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Hickory stand out
Where Hickory beats most towns.
23 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hickory: who provides what
Hickory is unincorporated, so Graves 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hickory.
Hickory has 2.3 jobs for every working resident, and 237 people commute in
Jobs in Hickory fell by 34 from 2013 to 2023, to 238. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Paducah (30%), Mayfield (14%) and Benton (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hickory has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from earthquakes
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Hickory than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Hickory break down as 58% from earthquakes and 15% from inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Hickory brings mild winters and hot summers
The typical July afternoon high here is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hickory is
The share of adults in Hickory who binge drink: 13%. 15% of adults here have diabetes; 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Hickory | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hickory | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 13.5% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Hickory: about $206K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.1%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hickory
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hickory; the nearest are
College town 100 of every 100 Hickory residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Every workday, about 237 people come to Hickory for work
Where Hickory’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Hickory
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hickory, KY a good place to live?
Hickory has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.