Newark Valley vs Nichols

A side-by-side comparison of Newark Valley and Nichols: population, income, housing, and more.

Newark Valley and Nichols are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newark Valley has the higher population (1,149 vs 612 in Nichols). Newark Valley has the higher median household income ($68,229 vs $66,250 in Nichols). Nichols has the higher median home value ($137,900 vs $118,600 in Newark Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Newark Valley	Nichols
Population	1,149	612
Median age	38.9 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,229	$66,250
Median home value	$118,600	$137,900
Median gross rent	$895	$825
Housing units	458	242
Homeownership rate	82.0%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newark Valley	Nichols
Population	987 → 1,149 (+16.4%)	560 → 612 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$58,393 → $68,229 (+16.8%)	$63,750 → $66,250 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$100,500 → $118,600 (+18.0%)	$88,300 → $137,900 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $895 (+39.4%)	$706 → $825 (+16.9%)

Newark Valley

Population

9871,149

Median household income

$58,393$68,229

Median home value

$100,500$118,600

Median gross rent

$642$895

Nichols

Population

560612

Median household income

$63,750$66,250

Median home value

$88,300$137,900

Median gross rent

$706$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newark Valley	Nichols
Under 5	6.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	24.5%	22.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.2%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.4%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.5%
75 and over	7.7%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newark Valley	Nichols
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newark Valley	Nichols
No high school diploma	5.9%	11.3%
High school graduate	31.5%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newark Valley	Nichols
Drove alone	76.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	11.2%	2.4%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.8%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newark Valley	Nichols
1-unit, detached	72.7%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	18.6%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Newark Valley	Nichols
Poverty rate	6.5%	1.3%
Average household size	2.76	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938