Mullins vs Nichols

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

Mullins and Nichols are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mullins has the higher population (3,965 vs 195 in Nichols). Nichols has the higher median household income ($46,471 vs $30,750 in Mullins). Mullins has the higher median home value ($89,400 vs $72,500 in Nichols).

Population, income & housing

	Mullins	Nichols
Population	3,965	195
Median age	36.1 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$30,750	$46,471
Median home value	$89,400	$72,500
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	1,890	165
Homeownership rate	44.4%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mullins	Nichols
Population	4,356 → 3,965 (-9.0%)	281 → 195 (-30.6%)
Median household income	$31,022 → $30,750 (-0.9%)	$40,417 → $46,471 (+15.0%)
Median home value	$73,500 → $89,400 (+21.6%)	$104,200 → $72,500 (-30.4%)
Median gross rent	$475 → $683 (+43.8%)	—

Mullins

Population

4,3563,965

Median household income

$31,022$30,750

Median home value

$73,500$89,400

Median gross rent

$475$683

Nichols

Population

281195

Median household income

$40,417$46,471

Median home value

$104,200$72,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mullins	Nichols
Under 5	9.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	22.0%	6.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	9.3%	27.7%
55 to 64	9.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.4%	14.4%
75 and over	8.7%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mullins	Nichols
White (non-Hispanic)	20.1%	61.0%
Black or African American	77.0%	27.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mullins	Nichols
No high school diploma	14.4%	18.7%
High school graduate	43.9%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mullins	Nichols
Drove alone	76.3%	97.9%
Carpooled	15.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mullins	Nichols
1-unit, detached	78.0%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Mullins	Nichols
Poverty rate	34.7%	17.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	38	30
Median year structure built	1973	1964