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Hickory Flat, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Hickory Flat is a Census town of 544 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $34,722, 58.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hickory Flat
What Hickory Flat is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land568 plus or minus 142
- County holding the largest share of its areaBenton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory Flat
How many people live in Hickory Flat
- Population544 plus or minus 136
- Median age43.0 plus or minus 22.5
- Population under 1899 plus or minus 54
- Share under 1818.2 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Population 65 and over134 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over24.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Households280 plus or minus 71
- Family households145 plus or minus 60
- Share of households that are families51.8 percent plus or minus 16.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory Flat
Income and work in Hickory Flat
- Median household income$34,722 plus or minus $13,424
- Per capita income$20,753 plus or minus $4,758
- Civilian labor force204 plus or minus 71
- Employed197 plus or minus 71
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over395 plus or minus 102
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.7 percent plus or minus 28.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory Flat
Housing in Hickory Flat
- Housing units347 plus or minus 82
- Occupied units280 plus or minus 71
- Vacant units67 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Owner occupied165 plus or minus 65
- Renter occupied115 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate58.9 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$109,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$733
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.3 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Single family units214 plus or minus 74
- Share single family61.7 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Units in buildings of two or more31 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more8.9 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes102 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory Flat
How Hickory Flat gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute182 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes39 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.4 percent plus or minus 21.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more85 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.7 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Drove alone82.1 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory Flat
Flood risk in Hickory Flat
- NFIP communityTown of Hickory Flat
- NFIP community number280010
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/08(M)
The Town of Hickory Flat participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280010 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Benton County, not Hickory Flat
Benton County context, not Hickory Flat figures
- Establishments in Benton County64
- Covered employment, Benton County1,038
- Average annual pay, Benton County$46,416
- Housing units permitted, Benton County1
Every figure in this section is published for Benton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hickory Flat.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hickory Flat questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hickory Flat, Mississippi?
544, in 280 households. Hickory Flat town covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 568 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hickory Flat in?
Benton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hickory Flat?
$34,722. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $109,600. Median gross rent is $733 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hickory Flat in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hickory Flat appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hickory Flat, town of, community 280010, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hickory Flat figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Benton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hickory Flat.
Is zoning published for Hickory Flat?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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