Hoschton vs Nicholson

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

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

Hoschton has the higher population (3,700 vs 1,899 in Nicholson). Hoschton has the higher median household income ($96,081 vs $44,956 in Nicholson). Hoschton has the higher median home value ($345,100 vs $178,900 in Nicholson).

Population, income & housing

	Hoschton	Nicholson
Population	3,700	1,899
Median age	34.2 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,081	$44,956
Median home value	$345,100	$178,900
Median gross rent	$1,189	$1,048
Housing units	1,520	748
Homeownership rate	76.3%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoschton	Nicholson
Population	1,637 → 3,700 (+126.0%)	1,798 → 1,899 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$67,813 → $96,081 (+41.7%)	$50,665 → $44,956 (-11.3%)
Median home value	$227,900 → $345,100 (+51.4%)	$84,300 → $178,900 (+112.2%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,189 (+21.9%)	$898 → $1,048 (+16.7%)

Hoschton

Population

1,6373,700

Median household income

$67,813$96,081

Median home value

$227,900$345,100

Median gross rent

$975$1,189

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)

	Hoschton	Nicholson
Under 5	7.1%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.8%	23.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	19.9%	16.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.4%
75 and over	3.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoschton	Nicholson
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	80.5%
Black or African American	6.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoschton	Nicholson
No high school diploma	14.5%	24.6%
High school graduate	28.1%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoschton	Nicholson
Drove alone	80.8%	82.6%
Carpooled	3.3%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	2.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoschton	Nicholson
1-unit, detached	83.4%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	48.9%

Poverty & households

	Hoschton	Nicholson
Poverty rate	13.5%	11.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	37	30
Median year structure built	2006	1998