Hickory Hill is a middle-class, predominantly African-American community in the Southeast region of Memphis, Tennessee.
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The neighborhood is bounded on the north by where Bill Morris Parkway (385) meets Kirby, and the community of Fox Meadows (or Winchester Road), on the east by Riverdale Road, on the south by Holmes Road and Shelby Drive, and on the west by Mendenhall Road and/or the community of Parkway Village.
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. The population is approximately 60 percent black and 34 percent white. 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.
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