Nichols vs Shiocton

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

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

Shiocton has the higher population (776 vs 278 in Nichols). Nichols has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $56,146 in Shiocton). Shiocton has the higher median home value ($165,800 vs $145,300 in Nichols).

Population, income & housing

	Nichols	Shiocton
Population	278	776
Median age	40.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$56,146
Median home value	$145,300	$165,800
Median gross rent	$883	$737
Housing units	120	399
Homeownership rate	44.2%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nichols	Shiocton
Population	253 → 278 (+9.9%)	854 → 776 (-9.1%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $56,875 (+14.3%)	$50,703 → $56,146 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$76,800 → $145,300 (+89.2%)	$130,800 → $165,800 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $883 (+30.8%)	$682 → $737 (+8.1%)

Nichols

Population

253278

Median household income

$49,750$56,875

Median home value

$76,800$145,300

Median gross rent

$675$883

Shiocton

Population

854776

Median household income

$50,703$56,146

Median home value

$130,800$165,800

Median gross rent

$682$737

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nichols	Shiocton
Under 5	6.1%	7.9%
5 to 17	21.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	2.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	9.7%	14.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.2%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.6%
75 and over	3.2%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nichols	Shiocton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	95.2%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.0%
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	6.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nichols	Shiocton
No high school diploma	12.9%	14.0%
High school graduate	54.1%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nichols	Shiocton
Drove alone	97.8%	88.4%
Carpooled	0.7%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nichols	Shiocton
1-unit, detached	77.5%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	16.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Nichols	Shiocton
Poverty rate	13.7%	10.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1962	1966