A bachelor’s degree or higher: just over a quarter of adults 25 and older, vs 33% across Wisconsin. Population is up 8.3% in Hickory Grove since 2020, to 615 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Children under 18 are 47% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 23% of residents (38% statewide).

20median age · WI 40.2

	Hickory Grove	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Median age	20 years	42.1 years	40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	26%	32%	29%

Hickory GroveWisconsinUnited States

WIU.S.

Ages · share of residents

27%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma35%

High school18%

Some college12%

Associate’s10%

Bachelor’s6%

Graduate19%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 129 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.8 points). Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Hickory Grove
	Hickory Grove	WI	U.S.
Under 10	27.1%	11.2%	11.6%
10 to 17	20%	10.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	5.5%	12.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	3.2%	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	6.3%	13.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.2%	10.2%
75 and older	3.1%	7.3%	7%
No diploma	34.8%	6.4%	10.4%
High school	17.6%	29.4%	26%
Some college	12.4%	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s	9.7%	11.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	6.2%	22%	21.6%
Graduate	19.3%	11.4%	14.1%

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Ages20 median age · 16% are 65 or older Schooling26% have a four-year degree Homes84% own their home · Homeowners Income$104K a year · Median household income

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

Fewer of Hickory Grove’s working residents work locally than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town

For Hickory Grove, the income of the median household is $104,000. Among workers here, 18% do their job from home, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 11%. The top destinations are Muscoda (8%), Fennimore (8%) and Dodgeville (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 25 miles.

0%work in town

	Hickory Grove	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Work from home	18%	12%	11%
Working residents who work in town	0.4%	8.3%	8%
Median household income	$104,000	$87,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	24 minutes	22 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Hickory Grove0%

Muscoda8%

Fennimore8%

Dodgeville6%

Madison6%

25 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Hickory Grove

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here18 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Hickory Grove Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 25 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Hickory Grove: inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Hickory Grove sits below 73% of U.S. communities. 48% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 17%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Hickory Grove after 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.

27risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters6 federal disasters · Paid out in Hickory Grove Get ready2.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Hickory Grove: four seasons and pleasant summers

The peak summer temperature here is 82°F.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°

Spring36–57°

Summer59–80°

Fall39–59°

Oct 7

typical first frost

May 3

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 10°Rain & snow36″ of snow a winter · 37 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Hickory Grove is

For adults in Hickory Grove, the share who smoke cigarettes is 18%. Among 358 Wisconsin towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Hickory Grove.

	Hickory Grove	Wisconsin towns	U.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	34%	26%	25%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	44%	38%	35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	18%	14%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	13%	14%