Pay and cost of living in Hickman County, TN
Across the 34 occupations we cover in Hickman County, TN, the middle median salary is $47,485 a year. Pay runs from $29,150 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $156,860 for Financial Managers, a spread of $127,710. Wages come from the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Hickman County, TN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $786 a month and a two-bedroom $1,028. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $16,027 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $47,514 a year, and every one of the 34 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Hickman County, TN
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Hickman County, TN, set beside the Tennessee and national medians.
Median household income in Hickman County, TN is $68,247, 2% below the Tennessee median of $69,595 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($9,432) equals 13.8% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $47,485, is 30% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Hickman County, TN pay a median of $1,038 a year in real estate taxes, 28% below the Tennessee median of $1,442. With a median home value of $224,100, 22% below the Tennessee median of $286,700, the ratio of the two medians is 0.46% a year.
Renters in Hickman County, TN pay a median gross rent of $893 a month in the Census survey, 25% below the Tennessee median of $1,189. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $786; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Hickman County, TN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 36.7 minutes each way, 43% above the Tennessee average of 25.7. 8.9% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.