Nicholas County, Kentucky

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Nicholas County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,708	4,534,824	334,922,499	2672nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,531	$63,726	$80,734	2120th of 3,221
Median Age	40.6	39.1	38.9	1919th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.8%	27.6%	35.7%	3187th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$123,000	$205,600	$332,700	2608th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$728	$967	$1,413	2598th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.6%	16.1%	12.5%	825th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.1%	4.9%	5.2%	671st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	39.5	114.8	n/a	1758th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.7%	14.1%	3090th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.0	n/a	n/a	2451st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.5%	68.3%	65.2%	1611th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.6	24.0	26.4	98th of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.0%	10.2%	15.1%	2910th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.8%	n/a	n/a	2237th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.9%	46.6%	46.9%	1272nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.7%	n/a	n/a	2733rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.0%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	8.7	32.5	61.4

Age in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.4%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.8%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	2,776	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.7%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.5%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	28.2%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,299	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.5%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.3%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.5%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.6%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.9%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	3,333	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.5%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.8%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$729	$1,544	n/a

Education in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	12.3%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	45.4%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.4%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.2%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.6%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.3%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.1%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	17.7%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.4%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Nicholas County, Kentucky

Statistic	Nicholas County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.5%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.0%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	5.5%	16.7%

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