Nicholas County vs Trimble County

A side-by-side comparison of Nicholas County and Trimble County: population, income, housing, and more.

Nicholas County and Trimble County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Trimble County has the higher population (8,531 vs 7,655 in Nicholas County). Trimble County has the higher median household income ($67,813 vs $53,616 in Nicholas County). Trimble County has the higher median home value ($172,700 vs $119,600 in Nicholas County).

Population, income & housing

	Nicholas County	Trimble County
Population	7,655	8,531
Median age	38.9 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,616	$67,813
Median home value	$119,600	$172,700
Median gross rent	$654	$935
Housing units	3,333	3,870
Homeownership rate	71.5%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nicholas County	Trimble County
Population	7,153 → 7,655 (+7.0%)	8,558 → 8,531 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$38,149 → $53,616 (+40.5%)	$53,056 → $67,813 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$85,600 → $119,600 (+39.7%)	$124,000 → $172,700 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$593 → $654 (+10.3%)	$715 → $935 (+30.8%)

Nicholas County

Population

7,1537,655

Median household income

$38,149$53,616

Median home value

$85,600$119,600

Median gross rent

$593$654

Trimble County

Population

8,5588,531

Median household income

$53,056$67,813

Median home value

$124,000$172,700

Median gross rent

$715$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nicholas County	Trimble County
Under 5	5.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.3%
75 and over	6.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nicholas County	Trimble County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	92.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nicholas County	Trimble County
No high school diploma	16.3%	14.4%
High school graduate	43.3%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nicholas County	Trimble County
Drove alone	82.7%	75.0%
Carpooled	10.0%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	5.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nicholas County	Trimble County
1-unit, detached	70.6%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Nicholas County	Trimble County
Poverty rate	18.5%	13.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	38	29
Median year structure built	1971	1988