Nicholasville

Population: 31,625
Median household income: $67,514
Median home value: $210,700

Nicholasville, a community in Jessamine County, Kentucky, has 31,625 residents. The median household income of $67,514 is below the Jessamine County median ($74,886).

Between 2019 and 2023, Nicholasville's population grew 4.4% from 30,301 to 31,625, while its median home value rose 45.5% from $144,800 to $210,700.

69.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,625
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $67,514
Median home value: $210,700
Median gross rent: $996
Housing units: 12,518
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,30131,625

Median household income

$48,242$67,514

Median home value

$144,800$210,700

Median gross rent

$792$996

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,301	$48,242	$144,800	$792
2020	30,549	$54,575	$149,500	$801
2021	31,066	$56,790	$160,900	$845
2022	31,352	$61,832	$189,500	$980
2023	31,625	$67,514	$210,700	$996

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,374	7.5%
5 to 17	5,673	17.9%
18 to 24	2,365	7.5%
25 to 34	4,158	13.1%
35 to 44	4,647	14.7%
45 to 54	4,122	13.0%
55 to 64	3,940	12.5%
65 to 74	2,736	8.7%
75 and over	1,610	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,862	84.9%
Black or African American	1,395	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	588	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.1%
Some other race	60	0.2%
Two or more races	1,176	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,513	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,329	11.0%
High school graduate	6,945	32.7%
Some college or associate's	6,207	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,508	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,224	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,012	81.0%
Carpooled	1,439	9.7%
Public transit	84	0.6%
Walked	37	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,226	8.3%
Other means	28	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,297	31.6%
15 to 29 min	4,033	29.7%
30 to 44 min	3,043	22.4%
45 to 59 min	1,589	11.7%
60+ min	638	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 12.4% (3,885 of 31,240)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,777	65.4%
Nonfamily households	4,120	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,897	95.0%
Vacant	621	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,471	62.8%
Renter-occupied	4,426	37.2%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached10.6%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,634	69.0%
1-unit, attached	1,324	10.6%
2 to 4 units	1,486	11.9%
5 to 19 units	758	6.1%
20 or more units	172	1.4%
Mobile home & other	144	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2156136
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 37.8923, -84.5656