The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Nichols has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Nichols a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Nichols, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.95 minutes every day commuting to work.
Nichols is a very car-oriented town. 97.06% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Nichols is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Nichols has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Nichols is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Nichols citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.29% of adults 25 and older in Nichols have a college degree.
The per capita income in Nichols in 2018 was $23,940, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,760 for a family of four.
Nichols is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nichols home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nichols residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nichols include Portuguese, Irish, German, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Nichols is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and African languages.
