County profile
Hickman County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2744 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 24% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$280.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
807
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
68
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$39.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
4,372
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.0%
Median HH income
$60.9k±$11.1k
Bachelor's degree+
15.1%±4.2%
Poverty rate
20.5%±4.6%
Business applications
52 · 2025
Retail establishments
15
34.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade32%
Transportation22%
Health care19%
Manufacturing12%
Finance & insurance8%
Wholesale trade7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
4,372
residents · 2025 · -3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $59.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+96
International migration+10
Natural change−261
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$169.5M2019
$139.2M2020
$201.1M2021
$266.1M2022
$261.1M2023
$280.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$115.7k±$21.1k
Median gross rent
$718/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
19.7%±6.2%
Affordability
2.9× wages
Residential permits
Census BPS
FEMA risk score
35.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 91Ice storm 87Drought 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2007–2020
1272007
1212008
1262009
1252010
1142012
1142013
1272015
1272016
1232017
1352020
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
41.0 km
I-57
Nearest freight rail
2.3 km
CN
Nearest port
15.6 km
Ingram Barge Co., Columbus Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
46.1 km
BARKLEY RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$39.7k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Hickman?
Hickman's economy produced $280.4M in 2024, growing 7.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.