Hickory County

Hickory County has 8,585 residents across 8 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $39,390, 44% below the Missouri figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $176,100, and 13% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

8,585residentsACS 2020–2024

$39,390median household incomeMissouri: $71K

$176,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

72%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Hickory County in MissouriZIP codes in Hickory County highlighted; the rest of Missouri in grey

Map of Missouri with Hickory County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 8 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
65634	606	$36K	$198K	80%	16%	57%	31 min
65650	1,454	$50K	$120K	82%	13%	75%	39 min
65668	1,846	$38K	$138K	78%	12%	86%	32 min
65724	1,563	$41K	$174K	90%	11%	70%	43 min
65732	1,342	$46K	$279K	87%	22%	66%	32 min
65735	212	$73K	$561K	83%	0%	97%	27 min
65774	855	$32K	$93K	74%	15%	69%	21 min
65779	1,053	$44K	$180K	79%	13%	66%	35 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

8,585 residents in 3,601 households, next to the Missouri figure.

17%

under 18

13%

aged 18–34

32%

aged 65 and over

37%

of households are people living alone

49%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

5,480 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $176,100 (±$20,787).

82%

of households own their home

70%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

27%

are mobile homes

34%

of housing units are vacant

$648

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20199%

2000–200914%

1990–199916%

1980–198914%

1970–197919%

1960–196913%

1950–19594%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$3,056.

$39,390

median household income

19.8%

of people live below the poverty line

13.8%

unemployment rate

13%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

33 min

average commute to work

27%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

92%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

72%

of households have a broadband subscription

23%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates