Braselton vs Nicholson

A side-by-side comparison of Braselton and Nicholson: population, income, housing, and more.

Braselton and Nicholson are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Braselton has the higher population (14,139 vs 1,899 in Nicholson). Braselton has the higher median household income ($113,810 vs $44,956 in Nicholson). Braselton has the higher median home value ($425,900 vs $178,900 in Nicholson).

Population, income & housing

	Braselton	Nicholson
Population	14,139	1,899
Median age	38.5 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$113,810	$44,956
Median home value	$425,900	$178,900
Median gross rent	$1,644	$1,048
Housing units	5,569	748
Homeownership rate	76.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Braselton	Nicholson
Population	11,452 → 14,139 (+23.5%)	1,798 → 1,899 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$105,096 → $113,810 (+8.3%)	$50,665 → $44,956 (-11.3%)
Median home value	$318,700 → $425,900 (+33.6%)	$84,300 → $178,900 (+112.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,256 → $1,644 (+30.9%)	$898 → $1,048 (+16.7%)

Braselton

Population

11,45214,139

Median household income

$105,096$113,810

Median home value

$318,700$425,900

Median gross rent

$1,256$1,644

Nicholson

Population

1,7981,899

Median household income

$50,665$44,956

Median home value

$84,300$178,900

Median gross rent

$898$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Braselton	Nicholson
Under 5	4.1%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	23.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	17.9%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.4%
75 and over	7.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Braselton	Nicholson
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	80.5%
Black or African American	8.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Braselton	Nicholson
No high school diploma	4.7%	24.6%
High school graduate	22.3%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Braselton	Nicholson
Drove alone	71.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	4.5%	14.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.4%	2.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Braselton	Nicholson
1-unit, detached	92.7%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	48.9%

Poverty & households

	Braselton	Nicholson
Poverty rate	5.8%	11.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	2009	1998