It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Nichols has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Nichols has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Nichols than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Nichols may be for you.
One downside of living in Nichols, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.06 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Nichols doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Nichols, just 8.78% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Nichols in 2022 was $24,687, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,748 for a family of four.
Nichols is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Nichols home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nichols residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nichols include English, Irish, Portuguese, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Nichols is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and Spanish.
