Nichols

Population: 393
Median household income: $87,500
Median home value: $119,800

Nichols is a community in Muscatine County, Iowa, home to 393 residents. The median household income of $87,500 is above the Muscatine County median ($69,512).

Between 2019 and 2023, Nichols's population grew 5.1% from 374 to 393, while its median home value rose 24.4% from $96,300 to $119,800.

85.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 393
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $87,500
Median home value: $119,800
Median gross rent: $638
Housing units: 201
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

374393

Median household income

$61,875$87,500

Median home value

$96,300$119,800

Median gross rent

$850$638

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	374	$61,875	$96,300	$850
2020	376	$58,409	$92,300	—
2021	395	$65,417	$96,800	$593
2022	344	$73,750	$115,200	$638
2023	393	$87,500	$119,800	$638

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3420.4%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	6.9%
5 to 17	72	18.3%
18 to 24	19	4.8%
25 to 34	80	20.4%
35 to 44	53	13.5%
45 to 54	27	6.9%
55 to 64	44	11.2%
65 to 74	48	12.2%
75 and over	23	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	280	71.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	4	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	109	27.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's41.8%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	9.5%
High school graduate	102	37.1%
Some college or associate's	115	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	32	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	169	82.4%
Carpooled	20	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	6.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	25.5%
15 to 29 min	62	32.3%
30 to 44 min	54	28.1%
45 to 59 min	10	5.2%
60+ min	17	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 3.6% (14 of 393)

	Count	Share
Family households	123	80.9%
Nonfamily households	29	19.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	152	75.6%
Vacant	49	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	125	82.2%
Renter-occupied	27	17.8%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	172	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14	7.0%
5 to 19 units	10	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1956685
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4797, -91.3080