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Nicholasville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Nicholasville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

32,425

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.5%
5 - 17:
17.9%
18 - 24:
7.5%
25 - 34:
13.1%
35 - 54:
27.7%
55 - 64:
12.5%
Over 65 Years:
13.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.6%
2.6%
89.0%
89.0%
27.0%
27.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Nicholasville
USA
$31,320
$31,320
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Nicholasville
USA
$67,514
$67,514
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Administration
Wholesale
Finance
Real estate
17.2%
17.2%
13.4%
13.4%
10.3%
10.3%
10.1%
10.1%
7.6%
7.6%
6.1%
6.1%
5.8%
5.8%
5.6%
5.6%
4.5%
4.5%
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.6%
3.1%
3.1%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
84.9%
84.9%
4.8%
4.8%
4.4%
4.4%
3.9%
3.9%
1.9%
1.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Ukrainian
Scots-Irish
Scottish
Dutch
Italian
European
French
Polish
Swedish
Czech
Northern European
African
Ghanian
Norwegian
Welsh
Swiss
Hungarian
13.8%
13.8%
10.9%
10.9%
10.1%
10.1%
2.3%
2.3%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Slavic languages
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
German/Yiddish
Chinese
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Pacific Island languages
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Korean
92.2%
92.2%
4.0%
4.0%
1.1%
1.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Nicholasville Residents

4.4%