2022 population: 8,630 ( 997 from 2010 , 353 from 2020)
Land area: 398.8 square miles
Population density: 21.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,070	93.51%	13.0%
Black:	62	0.72%	158.3%
Indian:	85	0.98%	26.9%
Asian:	31	0.36%	29.2%
2+ races:	185	2.14%	30.3%
Hispanic:	197	2.28%	116.5%

Total non-White:	560	6.49%	60.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	203	12.3
Deaths:	386	23.3
Net Migration:	552	33.3
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-1,208	-12.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	211	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
9,627
9,278	96.37%
24	0.25%
67	0.70%
24	0.25%
142	1.48%
91	0.95%
349	3.63%

2000
8,940
8,675	97.04%
7	0.08%
56	0.63%
10	0.11%
120	1.34%
68	0.76%
265	2.96%

1990
7,335
7,260	98.98%
0	0.00%
64	0.87%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	0.15%
75	1.02%

1980
6,367
6,328	99.39%
0	0.00%
26	0.41%
0	0.00%
n/a
12	0.19%
39	0.61%

1970
4,481
4,474	99.84%
0	0.00%
3	0.07%
4	0.09%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	0.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
710	7.9
1,239	13.9
522	5.8
8	0.1

603	6.7
84	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
715	9.7
1,408	19.2
2,097	28.6
4	0.1

1,415	19.3
190	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
689	10.8
938	14.7
1,245	19.6
n/a

932	14.6
36	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,035	45.4
n/a

1,854	41.4
32	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Hickory County, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
55.7
1,427	16.5%
7,203	83.5%
2,839	32.9%

3,504
2.38

1,864	53.2%
1,619	86.9%
41	2.2%
1,640	46.8%

2010
Number	Percent
53.0
1,665	17.3%
7,962	82.7%
2,846	29.6%

4,371
2.19

2,840	65.0%
2,334	82.2%
165	5.8%
1,531	35.0%

2000
Number	Percent
49.0
1,776	19.9%
7,164	80.1%
2,327	26.0%

3,947
2.24

2,760	69.9%
2,452	88.8%
141	5.1%
1,187	30.1%

1990
Number	Percent
50.4
1,409	19.2%
5,926	80.8%
2,071	28.2%

3,210
2.25

2,377	74.0%
2,129	89.6%
84	3.5%
833	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
46.5
1,488	23.4%
4,879	76.6%
1,451	22.8%

2,641
2.41

2,033	77.0%
1,861	91.5%
73	3.6%
608	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Hickory County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	464	13.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	206	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	300	8.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	315	9.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	320	9.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	236	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	251	7.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	179	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	82	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	331	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	277	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	230	6.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	97	2.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	127	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	46	1.3%
$200,000 or more	43	1.2%

Median Household Income	33,302
Per Capita Income	21,476

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	83
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	326	9.3%
Public Assistance	63	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	455	13.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,198	51.7%
Unemployed	239	5.6%
In Armed Forces	18	0.4%

Total Labor Force	2,455	57.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,799	42.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		47.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	915	751	54.9%
Non-Profit	181	82	68.8%
Self-Employed	217	50	81.3%

Local Government	57	72	44.2%
State Government	51	65	44.0%
Federal Government	0	100	0.0%

Total Private + Self	1,132	801	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	289	319	47.5%
Total	1,421	1,120	55.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	225	8.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	509	20.0%
Professional, Technical	239	9.4%
Service Occupations	674	26.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	77	3.0%
All others	903	35.4%

White Collar		38.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	381	14.9%
Health care and social assistance	364	14.3%
Retail trade	339	13.3%
Manufacturing	192	7.5%
Educational services	165	6.5%
Transportation and warehousing	154	6.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	128	5.0%
Other services	123	4.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	123	4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	116	4.5%
Finance and insurance	104	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	94	3.7%
Public administration	84	3.3%
Wholesale trade	63	2.5%
Information	45	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	42	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	30	1.2%
Utilities	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	59	0.70%
Puerto Rican	74	0.88%
Cuban	8	0.09%
Dominican	37	0.44%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	9	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,653	94.3%
German, other Germanic	425	5.2%
Spanish	20	0.2%
Chinese	15	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,545	18.3%
English	1,482	17.5%
Irish	1,167	13.8%
American	821	9.7%
European	810	9.6%
Swiss	355	4.2%
French	343	4.1%
Scottish	194	2.3%
Dutch	183	2.2%
Swedish	157	1.9%
Polish	153	1.8%
Italian	135	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	134	1.6%
Norwegian	58	0.7%
Pennsylvania German	30	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,452	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	8,378	99.1%
Foreign-born	74	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
189	2.9%	497	7.7%	3,120	48.2%	2,011	31.1%	488	7.5%	163	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	189	2.9%
9-12 Years	497	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,120	48.2%
Some College	2,011	31.1%
Bach. Degree	488	7.5%
Grad Degree	163	2.5%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,552	2,382	170	6.7%	5.9%
1991	2,600	2,365	235	9.0%	6.6%
1992	2,658	2,426	232	8.7%	6.2%
1993	2,717	2,485	232	8.5%	6.2%
1994	2,801	2,614	187	6.7%	5.2%
1995	2,868	2,665	203	7.1%	4.8%
1996	3,091	2,863	228	7.4%	4.7%
1997	3,106	2,897	209	6.7%	4.4%
1998	2,811	2,597	214	7.6%	4.0%
1999	2,910	2,761	149	5.1%	3.2%

2000	3,425	3,221	204	6.0%	3.4%
2001	3,490	3,256	234	6.7%	4.5%
2002	3,352	3,122	230	6.9%	5.3%
2003	3,416	3,136	280	8.2%	5.7%
2004	3,413	3,120	293	8.6%	5.9%
2005	3,412	3,146	266	7.8%	5.4%
2006	3,419	3,181	238	7.0%	4.9%
2007	3,448	3,191	257	7.5%	5.1%
2008	3,494	3,154	340	9.7%	6.2%
2009	3,522	3,062	460	13.1%	9.0%

2010	3,661	3,202	459	12.5%	9.5%
2011	3,557	3,134	423	11.9%	8.6%
2012	3,603	3,158	445	12.4%	7.2%
2013	3,679	3,310	369	10.0%	6.8%
2014	3,683	3,374	309	8.4%	6.2%
2015	3,700	3,450	250	6.8%	5.1%
2016	3,691	3,484	207	5.6%	4.5%
2017	3,761	3,593	168	4.5%	3.8%
2018	3,842	3,683	159	4.1%	3.2%
2019	3,829	3,669	160	4.2%	3.3%

2020	3,879	3,683	196	5.1%	6.1%
2021	3,921	3,773	148	3.8%	4.1%
2022	4,011	3,901	110	2.7%	2.5%
2023	4,162	4,013	149	3.6%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,547
Median Value	$108,900

Occupied	3,504	63.2%
Vacant	2,043	36.8%

Owned	2,889	82.4%
Rented	615	17.6%
Median Rent	$692

Single-Family Units	3,364	60.6%
Detached	3,330	60.0%
Attached	34	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	0.1%
Mobile Homes	2,040	36.8%

Hickory County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hickory County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Hickory County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hickory County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hickory County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hickory County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Hickory County, MO