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Hickory, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Hickory is a Census town of 471 people across 0.94 square miles of land, in Newton County. Median household income is $59,000, 59.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hickory
What Hickory is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.94 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land503 plus or minus 207
- County holding the largest share of its areaNewton 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
How many people live in Hickory
- Population471 plus or minus 194
- Median age27.6
- Population under 18153 plus or minus 69
- Share under 1832.5 percent
- Population 65 and over31 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over6.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households162 plus or minus 60
- Family households124 plus or minus 53
- Share of households that are families76.5 percent plus or minus 16.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory
Income and work in Hickory
- Median household income$59,000 plus or minus $41,552
- Per capita income$21,354 plus or minus $6,698
- Civilian labor force235 plus or minus 115
- Employed216 plus or minus 109
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over273 plus or minus 104
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent plus or minus 49.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.2 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory
Housing in Hickory
- Housing units213 plus or minus 73
- Occupied units162 plus or minus 60
- Vacant units51 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate23.9 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Owner occupied96 plus or minus 46
- Renter occupied66 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate59.3 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,800 plus or minus $23,829
- Median gross rent, monthly$918 plus or minus $538
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Single family units148 plus or minus 53
- Share single family69.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more3.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory
How Hickory gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute188 plus or minus 81
- Commuting under 15 minutes72 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.3 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more64 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.0 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Drove alone92.1 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hickory
SBA loans in Hickory (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,527,000
- Average approval$763,500
- Median approval$763,500
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term219 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hickory, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hickory
Flood risk in Hickory
- NFIP communityTown of Hickory
- NFIP community number280311
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10
The Town of Hickory does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280311 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.
Newton County, not Hickory
Newton County context, not Hickory figures
- Establishments in Newton County315
- Covered employment, Newton County5,127
- Average annual pay, Newton County$41,490
- Housing units permitted, Newton County0
Every figure in this section is published for Newton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hickory.
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hickory, Mississippi?
471, in 162 households. Hickory town covers 0.94 square miles of land, which is 503 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hickory in?
Newton 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?
$59,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,800. Median gross rent is $918 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hickory businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $763,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hickory, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hickory borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hickory. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hickory in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Hickory appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hickory, town of, community 280311, 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 figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Newton 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.
Is zoning published for Hickory?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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