Hickory Valley is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 80 people and just one neighborhood, Hickory Valley is the 392nd largest community in Tennessee.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hickory Valley is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hickory Valley is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hickory Valley who work in sales jobs (36.49%), office and administrative support (33.78%), and healthcare (5.41%).
Overall, Hickory Valley’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hickory Valley has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hickory Valley has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hickory Valley than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hickory Valley may be for you.
Being a small town, Hickory Valley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Hickory Valley ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.65% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Hickory Valley in 2022 was $20,423, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,692 for a family of four.
Hickory Valley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hickory Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hickory Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hickory Valley include Irish, English, French, European, and Romanian.
The most common language spoken in Hickory Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 90.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Hickory Valley are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 91.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 31.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 82.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 40.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (15.5%), and 15.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Hickory Valley, TN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.6%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.7%), and residents who report German roots (4.6%), and some of the residents are also of Native American ancestry (2.8%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (35.9% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (82.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (8.2%) and 7.9% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.