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Hickory Hill Information
Hickory Hill is a middle-class black neighborhood in the Southeast region of
Memphis, Tennessee. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Nonconnah
Parkway, on the east by the City boundary, on the south by Holmes Road and
Shelby Drive, and on the west by Mendenhall Road. The neighborhood experienced a
dramatic demographic change after being annexed by the city of Memphis on
Thursday, December 31, 1998. According to the census bureau, the Black
population increased dramatically by more than 450 percent between 1990 and
2000. The white population dropped 50 percent over this same period. The
Hispanic population in Hickory Hill has increased nearly 700 percent over the
past decade. Hickory Hill is now home to the city's largest Hispanic community.
Although the census numbers are widely disputed, and likely represent an
undercount, Hispanics now account for at least 5 percent of the Hickory Hill
population. The distribution of whites and blacks in Hickory Hill now closely
mirrors that of the city of Memphis overall. There are approximately 34 percent
whites and 60 percent blacks.
The median household income in Hickory Hill, according to the 2000 Census, is
$46,216, which is higher than those throughout the city or county. The
percentage of adults in Hickory Hill with a high school education is higher than
either the City or the County by 5-10 percent. More than one in four adults have
a bachelors degree or higher which is equal to the county rate and higher than
the city rate.