Nicholson

Population: 1,899
Median household income: $44,956
Median home value: $178,900

Nicholson is a community in Jackson County, Georgia, home to 1,899 residents. At $44,956, its median household income sits below Jackson County's $85,012.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nicholson's population grew 5.6% from 1,798 to 1,899, while its median home value rose 112.2% from $84,300 to $178,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.5% of the population. 82.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,899
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,956
Median home value: $178,900
Median gross rent: $1,048
Housing units: 748
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 16.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7981,899

Median household income

$50,665$44,956

Median home value

$84,300$178,900

Median gross rent

$898$1,048

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,798	$50,665	$84,300	$898
2020	1,714	$42,917	$85,400	$950
2021	1,843	$44,973	$93,000	$1,005
2022	2,067	$50,000	$128,200	$1,023
2023	1,899	$44,956	$178,900	$1,048

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	4.5%
5 to 17	438	23.1%
18 to 24	75	3.9%
25 to 34	317	16.7%
35 to 44	276	14.5%
45 to 54	204	10.7%
55 to 64	262	13.8%
65 to 74	159	8.4%
75 and over	83	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,529	80.5%
Black or African American	20	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	181	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	320	24.6%
High school graduate	423	32.5%
Some college or associate's	425	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	85	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	48	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	632	82.6%
Carpooled	108	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	2.4%
Other means	7	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	89	11.9%
15 to 29 min	338	45.2%
30 to 44 min	116	15.5%
45 to 59 min	141	18.9%
60+ min	63	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 11.4% (216 of 1,890)

	Count	Share
Family households	449	66.6%
Nonfamily households	225	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	674	90.1%
Vacant	74	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	460	68.2%
Renter-occupied	214	31.8%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other48.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	360	48.1%
1-unit, attached	8	1.1%
2 to 4 units	14	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	366	48.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1355468
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.1166, -83.4251