Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 09, 2016
Common Class A [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		1,163,349
Common Class B [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		474,866
Entity Registrant Name	HICKOK INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000047307
Trading Symbol	hicka
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false