Hickory, OK

Census Place

2024 Population

120

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Alan Armstrong

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.1

41.1% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.5%

55.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$76,875

8.85% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$158,300

Economy

The economy of Hickory, OK employs 58 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hickory, OK were Retail Trade (19 people), Manufacturing (11 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Retail Trade ($52,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,875).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 67

−13.4%

1 Year decline

± 174%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hickory, OK declined at a rate of −13.4%, from 67 employees to 58 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hickory, OK, are Production Occupations (10 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (10 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hickory, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 67

−13.4%

1 Year decline

± 174%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hickory, OK declined at a rate of −13.4%, from 67 employees to 58 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hickory, OK, are Retail Trade (19 people), Manufacturing (11 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hickory, OK, though some of these residents may live in Hickory, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$24,063

Median earning men ± $43,475

$36,250

Median earning women ± $20,249

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,875) and Retail Trade ($24,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($53,000) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,875).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

James Lankford and Alan Armstrong are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hickory, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Alan Armstrong

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on March 24, 2026
Took office following the resignation of Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security.{{cite web |last1=Hoberock |first1=Barbara |title=Mullin resigns from US Senate |url=https://oklahomavoice.com/2026/03/23/mullin-resigns-from-us-senate-oklahoma-governor-to-appoint-his-replacement/ |website=Oklahoma Voice |access-date=24 March 2026}}.

James Lankford and Alan Armstrong are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hickory, OK was $158,300 in 2024, which is 0.476 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $153,100 to $158,300, a 3.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Hickory, OK is 90.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hickory, OK have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hickory, OK is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$158,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$101,527

$28

Median Property Taxes

±$29

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hickory, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hickory, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

90.3%

Homeownership

2024

71.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.3% of the housing units in Hickory, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 87.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hickory, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,875

Median Household Income

± $24,213

Number of Households

± 26

In 2024, the median household income of the 31 households in Hickory, OK grew to $76,875 from the previous year's value of $70,625.

The following chart displays the households in Hickory, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hickory, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.452

2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2024, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.454% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.2%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Walked (1.72%)

In 2024, 86.2% of workers in Hickory, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who walked to work (1.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hickory, OK have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Hickory, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hickory, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hickory, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hickory, OK have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hickory, OK (21 out of 120 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 16 - 17, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hickory, OK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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