2022 population: 7,805 ( 670 from 2010 , 273 from 2020)
Land area: 195.2 square miles
Population density: 40.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,472	95.73%	7.9%
Black:	65	0.83%	58.5%
Indian:	10	0.13%	42.9%
Asian:	18	0.23%	12.5%
2+ races:	52	0.67%	10.6%
Hispanic:	188	2.41%	91.8%

Total non-White:	333	4.27%	56.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	207	13.7
Deaths:	232	15.4
Net Migration:	303	20.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	550	7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	120	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,135
6,922	97.01%
41	0.57%
7	0.10%
16	0.22%
47	0.66%
98	1.37%
213	2.99%

2000
6,813
6,676	97.99%
57	0.84%
17	0.25%
7	0.10%
16	0.23%
37	0.54%
137	2.01%

1990
6,725
6,622	98.47%
94	1.40%
1	0.01%
2	0.03%
n/a
6	0.09%
103	1.53%

1980
7,157
6,957	97.21%
132	1.84%
10	0.14%
10	0.14%
n/a
48	0.67%
200	2.79%

1970
6,508
6,318	97.08%
170	2.61%
0	0.00%
2	0.03%
n/a
19	0.29%
190	2.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
846	12.4
860	12.6
89	1.3
24	0.4

246	3.6
76	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
875	13.0
789	11.7
207	3.1
25	0.4

54	0.8
34	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
893	12.5
704	9.8
-544	-7.6
n/a

-335	-4.7
-97	-1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
397	6.1
n/a

639	9.8
10	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Nicholas County, KY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.9
1,813	23.2%
5,992	76.8%
1,283	16.4%

2,614
2.87

1,796	68.7%
1,466	81.6%
130	7.2%
818	31.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
1,724	24.2%
5,411	75.8%
1,110	15.6%

2,809
2.51

1,956	69.6%
1,478	75.6%
165	8.4%
853	30.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
1,603	23.5%
5,210	76.5%
1,053	15.5%

2,721
2.47

1,965	72.2%
1,540	78.4%
114	5.8%
756	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.9
1,738	25.8%
4,987	74.2%
1,076	16.0%

2,613
2.55

1,939	74.2%
1,617	83.4%
135	7.0%
674	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
2,042	28.5%
5,115	71.5%
1,050	14.7%

2,600
2.73

2,008	77.2%
1,748	87.1%
111	5.5%
592	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Nicholas County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	188	7.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	119	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	175	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	62	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	168	6.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	225	8.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	116	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	98	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	162	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	272	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	474	18.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	191	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	121	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	122	4.7%
$200,000 or more	64	2.4%

Median Household Income	57,539
Per Capita Income	24,714

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	268	10.3%
Public Assistance	68	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	346	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,789	58.7%
Unemployed	177	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,966	62.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,782	37.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,272	908	58.3%
Non-Profit	39	64	37.9%
Self-Employed	291	66	81.5%

Local Government	67	70	48.9%
State Government	49	74	39.8%
Federal Government	22	34	39.3%

Total Private + Self	1,563	974	61.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	177	242	42.2%
Total	1,740	1,216	58.9%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	427	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	583	19.6%
Professional, Technical	292	9.8%
Service Occupations	564	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	35	1.2%
All others	1,103	37.2%

White Collar		43.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	619	20.8%
Health care and social assistance	560	18.9%
Retail trade	406	13.7%
Accommodation and food services	209	7.0%
Construction	203	6.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	200	6.7%
Other services	135	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	133	4.5%
Public administration	121	4.1%
Educational services	106	3.6%
Wholesale trade	77	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	46	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	44	1.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	33	1.1%
Finance and insurance	32	1.1%
Utilities	19	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	0.3%
Management	4	0.1%
Information	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,076	98.6%
German, other Germanic	78	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.2%
Spanish	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,690	35.3%
Irish	943	12.4%
English	854	11.2%
German	522	6.9%
Dutch	242	3.2%
French	97	1.3%
Scottish	85	1.1%
British	83	1.1%
Italian	43	0.6%
Welsh	28	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	26	0.3%
Danish	17	0.2%
Croatian	13	0.2%
Czech	13	0.2%
European	13	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,610	100.0%
Not a citizen	3	0.0%

Native	7,587	99.7%
Foreign-born	26	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
281	5.4%	672	13.0%	2,352	45.4%	1,508	29.1%	169	3.3%	198	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	281	5.4%
9-12 Years	672	13.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,352	45.4%
Some College	1,508	29.1%
Bach. Degree	169	3.3%
Grad Degree	198	3.8%
Average years of education: 12.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,434	3,240	194	5.6%	6.0%
1991	3,514	3,293	221	6.3%	7.3%
1992	3,536	3,331	205	5.8%	6.9%
1993	3,581	3,278	303	8.5%	6.2%
1994	3,504	3,289	215	6.1%	5.4%
1995	3,351	3,056	295	8.8%	5.4%
1996	3,220	3,061	159	4.9%	5.4%
1997	3,305	3,162	143	4.3%	5.2%
1998	3,247	3,127	120	3.7%	4.5%
1999	3,117	2,990	127	4.1%	4.5%

2000	3,265	3,038	227	7.0%	4.1%
2001	3,218	3,021	197	6.1%	5.2%
2002	3,183	2,958	225	7.1%	5.8%
2003	3,215	3,000	215	6.7%	6.2%
2004	2,998	2,799	199	6.6%	5.5%
2005	2,987	2,705	282	9.4%	5.9%
2006	2,982	2,782	200	6.7%	5.7%
2007	3,022	2,833	189	6.3%	5.4%
2008	3,089	2,862	227	7.3%	6.5%
2009	3,166	2,765	401	12.7%	10.8%

2010	3,650	3,278	372	10.2%	10.3%
2011	3,591	3,269	322	9.0%	9.4%
2012	3,537	3,244	293	8.3%	8.2%
2013	3,531	3,229	302	8.6%	7.9%
2014	3,453	3,187	266	7.7%	6.4%
2015	3,175	2,978	197	6.2%	5.2%
2016	3,219	3,036	183	5.7%	5.0%
2017	3,309	3,128	181	5.5%	4.8%
2018	3,278	3,131	147	4.5%	4.2%
2019	3,314	3,173	141	4.3%	4.1%

2020	3,275	3,053	222	6.8%	6.6%
2021	3,305	3,171	134	4.1%	4.4%
2022	3,296	3,162	134	4.1%	3.9%
2023	3,302	3,161	141	4.3%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,318
Median Value	$111,300

Occupied	2,614	78.8%
Vacant	704	21.2%

Owned	1,867	71.4%
Rented	747	28.6%
Median Rent	$661

Single-Family Units	2,306	69.5%
Detached	2,278	68.7%
Attached	28	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	121	3.6%
Mobile Homes	631	19.0%

Nicholas County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nicholas County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Nicholas County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nicholas County, KY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Nicholas County, KY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nicholas County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Nicholas County, KY