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Nicholas County, Kentucky (KY)

County population in 2022: 7,628 (all rural); it was 6,813 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,212
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 896
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,027
Renter-occupied apartments: 701 (it was 683 in 2000)
% of renters here:

25%
State:

31%

Land area: 197 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Nicholas County: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.0%), Manufacturing (21.9%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Nicholas County, KY (2022)
    • 7,22194.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3734.9%Two or more races
    • 530.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
Median resident age:

39.2 years
Kentucky median age:

39.4 years
Males: 3,821  (50.1%)
Females: 3,807  (49.9%)
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Average household size:
Nicholas County:

2.0 people
Kentucky:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,733 ($29,886 in 1999)
This county:

$56,733
Kentucky:

$59,341

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $461 (lower quartile is $342, upper quartile is $554)
This county:

$461
State:

$702


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $123,436 (it was $59,100 in 2000)
Nicholas:

$123,436
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,140 - $208,314
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,046
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $442

Institutionalized population: 92

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 0
  • Burglaries: 3
  • Thefts: 2
  • Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 6
  • Thefts: 0
  • Auto thefts: 0
Nicholas County, KY map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1 building, cost: $253,200
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $195,200
  • 2018: 3 buildings, average cost: $195,200
  • 2017: 1 building, cost: $194,200
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 1 building, cost: $195,200
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $175,600
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $40,000
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $129,800
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $117,400
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $103,100
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,700
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $87,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Nicholas, KY residents
Average permit cost in Nicholas, KY

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $897 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $506 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Nicholas, KY in 2022
Distribution of house value in Nicholas, KY in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Nicholas, KY in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 16.5%
Nicholas County:

16.5%
Kentucky:

16.5%
(16.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.0% for Black residents, 0.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.2 years old
(Males: 39.1 years old, Females: 40.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.0 years old, Black residents: 70.5 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Nicholas County is $440 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $576 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $706 a month.

Cities in this county include: Carlisle, Headquarters.

Nicholas County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Culpeper County, Virginia , Finney County, Kansas , Floyd County , Johnson County, Kansas , Henderson County , Lancaster County, Virginia , Sullivan County, Indiana , Pulaski County, Missouri , Spencer County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.8%
Kentucky:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Nicholas, KY
County total employment by year in Nicholas, KY
County average yearly wages by year in Nicholas, KY

Current college students: 158
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 25 (93.0% naturalized citizens)

Nicholas County:

0.3%
Whole state:

4.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 02010 or later
  • 112000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 91970 to 1979
  • 13Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): & minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.8%

Nicholas County marital status for males Nicholas County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,285
  • One, attached: 30
  • Two: 195
  • 3 or 4: 61
  • 5 to 9: 27
  • 10 to 19: 87
  • 20 to 49: 4
  • 50 or more: 5
  • Mobile homes: 637

Housing units in Nicholas County with a mortgage: 831 (68 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Here:

98.9% with mortgage
State:

96.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Nicholas County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant1,61111
Mainline Protestant1,05211
Catholic781
Other1-
None4,393-
Nicholas County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 1
Nicholas County:

1.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.19 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

2.92 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

0.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Nicholas County:

2.92 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:

4.36 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:

7.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.74 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Nicholas County:

11.9%
Kentucky:

11.0%

Adult obesity rate:
Nicholas County:

33.5%
State:

30.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

8.6%
State:

15.9%

Agriculture in Nicholas County:

Average size of farms: 181 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20,404
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $212.03
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.54%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.58%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $21,417
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.29%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.59%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59,123
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.21%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.29
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.82%
Corn for grain: 678 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 388 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 36 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres

Earthquake activity:

Nicholas County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 8.8 miles away from Nicholas County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 14.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 210.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 210.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 331.9 miles away from Nicholas County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 204.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 11, 2015 to July 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4239: August 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4239, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: April 03, 2008 to April 04, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1757: May 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 1757, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Nicholas County (23) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Storms: 14, Tornadoes: 8, Mudslides: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Landslides: 5, Winds: 3, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Nicholas

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 772 (64.9%)
  • Carpooled: 125 (10.5%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 10 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 59 (5.0%)
  • Worked at home: 261 (22.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (30%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Manufacturing (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (43%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (27%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (17%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
  • Production occupations (5%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (46%)
  • Africa, n.e.c. (31%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Ireland (0%)
  • Norway (0%)
  • Sweden (0%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Nicholas County


  • American (59%)
  • English (17%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • German (6%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)
  • Dutch (1%)
  • Danish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
92 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
3 people in other noninstitutional facilities
103 people in nursing homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $46,670.

7.01% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($35,786 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.01%
Kentucky average:

7.04%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.01% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($35,786 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Bourbon County, KY  1.81% ($26,319 average AGI)
from Harrison County, KY  0.92% ($48,917)
from Fayette County, KY  0.85% ($43,045)


5.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($33,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.41%
Kentucky average:

6.89%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.41% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($33,377 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Bourbon County, KY  1.49% ($31,579 average AGI)
to Harrison County, KY  0.86% ($28,318)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Births per 1000 population in Nicholas County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Nicholas County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Nicholas County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Nicholas County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Nicholas County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nicholas County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nicholas County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Nicholas County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Nicholas County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,393 (1,068 aged, 325 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 169 (10%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Nicholas County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (105)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (13)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (12)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.13
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,659
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,724
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 53,519

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,380
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,466
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 28

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 14

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,628
  • Male householders: 1,313 (317 living alone), Female householders: 1,385 (395 living alone)
  • 1,510 spouses (1,494 opposite-sex spouses), 223 unmarried partners, (223 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,398 children (2,285 natural, 11 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 370 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 0 foster children, 183 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 108

Size of family households: 789 2-persons, 500 3-persons, 343 4-persons, 98 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 712 1-person, 147 2-persons.

1,140 married couples with children.
347 single-parent households (41 men, 306 women).

98.6% of residents of Nicholas speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (16% speak English very well, 84% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $43,257,000 ($6,113 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,702,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,293,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,470,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,883,000
Federal grants: $11,161,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,202,000 ($1,193,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $581,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,712,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,528,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 468
Here:

67 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 460
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -2
Here -0 per 1000 residents
State +7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +218
Here:

+31 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Nicholas County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.42 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.4

Year house built in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • Year house built in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • 142020 or later
  • 4362010 to 2019
  • 2612000 to 2009
  • 2921990 to 1999
  • 4341980 to 1989
  • 4191970 to 1979
  • 2841960 to 1969
  • 2861950 to 1959
  • 1231940 to 1949
  • 7811939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Nicholas County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • 01 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 873 rooms
  • 574 rooms
  • 2945 rooms
  • 4716 rooms
  • 3267 rooms
  • 2338 rooms
  • 4749+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • 61 room
  • 122 rooms
  • 1293 rooms
  • 2384 rooms
  • 1895 rooms
  • 656 rooms
  • 757 rooms
  • 178 rooms
  • 169+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Nicholas County, Kentucky
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • 0no bedroom
  • 331 bedroom
  • 3782 bedrooms
  • 1,1503 bedrooms
  • 3164 bedrooms
  • 715+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nicholas County, Kentucky
  • 12no bedroom
  • 2101 bedroom
  • 3032 bedrooms
  • 1933 bedrooms
  • 434 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Nicholas County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Nicholas County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Nicholas County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 63no vehicle
  • 3301 vehicle
  • 7222 vehicles
  • 5193 vehicles
  • 2954 vehicles
  • 175+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Nicholas County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Nicholas County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 164no vehicle
  • 2791 vehicle
  • 3022 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.5% of Nicholas County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Kentucky.

Nicholas County:

90.5%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 6,330
  • Other state: 1,226
  • Northeast: 110
  • Midwest: 808
  • South: 278
  • West: 17
Year householders moved into unit in Nicholas County, KY
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Nicholas County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 52.3%Electricity
  • 18.9%Utility gas
  • 14.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 11.4%Wood
  • 1.4%Other fuel
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 63.1%Electricity
  • 17.3%Utility gas
  • 11.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.6%Wood
  • 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 163
Here:

17.7%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here:

3.2%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Kentucky:

19.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Nicholas County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $439,000
    Cash and Securities: $112,000
  • Charges - Other: $124,000
    Other: $121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,392,000
    General - Other: $1,276,000
    General - Other: $966,000
    Regular Highways: $810,000
    Health - Other: $579,000
    Health - Other: $539,000
    Central Staff Services: $224,000
    Central Staff Services: $219,000
    General Public Buildings: $182,000
    Solid Waste Management: $135,000
    Solid Waste Management: $114,000
    General Public Buildings: $85,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $82,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
    Correctional Institutions: $62,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $39,000
    Financial Administration: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Hospitals: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000
    Other: $5,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $221,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $139,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $14,000
    Other: $11,000
    Highways: $10,000
    Highways: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,835,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,710,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $495,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $495,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $125,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $562,000
    General Revenue - Other: $398,000
    Rents: $322,000
    Rents: $304,000
    Interest Earnings: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $166,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $55,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    General - Other: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $719,000
    Cash and Securities: $448,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,710,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,009,000
    Highways: $921,000
    Highways: $881,000
    Other: $662,000
  • Tax - Property: $394,000
    Property: $364,000
    Individual Income: $303,000
    Individual Income: $292,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $170,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $97,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $53,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $16,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,000
    Corporation License: $10,000
    Corporation License: $9,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $993,000
    : $984,000

Nicholas County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $439,000
    Cash and Securities: $112,000
  • Charges - Other: $124,000
    Other: $121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,392,000
    General - Other: $1,276,000
    General - Other: $966,000
    Regular Highways: $810,000
    Health - Other: $579,000
    Health - Other: $539,000
    Central Staff Services: $224,000
    Central Staff Services: $219,000
    General Public Buildings: $182,000
    Solid Waste Management: $135,000
    Solid Waste Management: $114,000
    General Public Buildings: $85,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $82,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
    Correctional Institutions: $62,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $39,000
    Financial Administration: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Hospitals: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000
    Other: $5,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $221,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $139,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $14,000
    Other: $11,000
    Highways: $10,000
    Highways: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,835,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,710,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $495,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $495,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $125,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $562,000
    General Revenue - Other: $398,000
    Rents: $322,000
    Rents: $304,000
    Interest Earnings: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $166,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $55,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    General - Other: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $719,000
    Cash and Securities: $448,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,710,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,009,000
    Highways: $921,000
    Highways: $881,000
    Other: $662,000
  • Tax - Property: $394,000
    Property: $364,000
    Individual Income: $303,000
    Individual Income: $292,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $170,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $97,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $53,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $16,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,000
    Corporation License: $10,000
    Corporation License: $9,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $993,000
    : $984,000

Nicholas County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $439,000
    Cash and Securities: $112,000
  • Charges - Other: $124,000
    Other: $121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,392,000
    General - Other: $1,276,000
    General - Other: $966,000
    Regular Highways: $810,000
    Health - Other: $579,000
    Health - Other: $539,000
    Central Staff Services: $224,000
    Central Staff Services: $219,000
    General Public Buildings: $182,000
    Solid Waste Management: $135,000
    Solid Waste Management: $114,000
    General Public Buildings: $85,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $82,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
    Correctional Institutions: $62,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $39,000
    Financial Administration: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Hospitals: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000
    Other: $5,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $221,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $139,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $14,000
    Other: $11,000
    Highways: $10,000
    Highways: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,835,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,710,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $495,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $495,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $125,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $562,000
    General Revenue - Other: $398,000
    Rents: $322,000
    Rents: $304,000
    Interest Earnings: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $166,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $55,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    General - Other: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $719,000
    Cash and Securities: $448,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,710,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,009,000
    Highways: $921,000
    Highways: $881,000
    Other: $662,000
  • Tax - Property: $394,000
    Property: $364,000
    Individual Income: $303,000
    Individual Income: $292,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $170,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $97,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $53,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $16,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,000
    Corporation License: $10,000
    Corporation License: $9,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $993,000
    : $984,000

Nicholas County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $439,000
    Cash and Securities: $112,000
  • Charges - Other: $124,000
    Other: $121,000
    Solid Waste Management: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $68,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,392,000
    General - Other: $1,276,000
    General - Other: $966,000
    Regular Highways: $810,000
    Health - Other: $579,000
    Health - Other: $539,000
    Central Staff Services: $224,000
    Central Staff Services: $219,000
    General Public Buildings: $182,000
    Solid Waste Management: $135,000
    Solid Waste Management: $114,000
    General Public Buildings: $85,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $82,000
    Police Protection: $65,000
    Correctional Institutions: $62,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Correctional Institutions: $39,000
    Financial Administration: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
    Parks and Recreation: $18,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
    Hospitals: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000
    Other: $5,000
    Health and Hospitals: $4,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Correctional Institutions: $221,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $139,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $14,000
    Other: $11,000
    Highways: $10,000
    Highways: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,835,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,710,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,575,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $495,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $495,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $125,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $562,000
    General Revenue - Other: $398,000
    Rents: $322,000
    Rents: $304,000
    Interest Earnings: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $166,000
    Sale of Property: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $55,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
    General - Other: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $719,000
    Cash and Securities: $448,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $10,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,710,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,009,000
    Highways: $921,000
    Highways: $881,000
    Other: $662,000
  • Tax - Property: $394,000
    Property: $364,000
    Individual Income: $303,000
    Individual Income: $292,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $170,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $97,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $53,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $16,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $15,000
    Corporation License: $10,000
    Corporation License: $9,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $993,000
    : $984,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 346
  • Number of aged recipients: 41
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 305
  • Number of recipients under 18: 35
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 213
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 98
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 151
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 137
Most common first names in Nicholas County, KY among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William7672.9 years
Mary6479.5 years
James6072.4 years
John5474.7 years
Charles3973.8 years
Robert3672.3 years
George2778.6 years
Elizabeth2681.0 years
Margaret2572.8 years
Anna2283.3 years
Most common last names in Nicholas County, KY among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Ritchie3581.2 years
Gaunce3379.0 years
Mitchell2976.9 years
Fryman2775.3 years
Allison2678.9 years
Scott2578.2 years
Snapp2375.9 years
Clark2281.4 years
Vice2279.1 years
Hollar2183.0 years
Businesses in Nicholas County, KY
NameCountNameCount
Kincaid1Subway1
La-Z-Boy1U-Haul1