Nichols is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 223 people and two associated neighborhoods, Nichols is the 265th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Nichols is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Nichols is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Nichols who work in law enforcement and fire fighting (12.26%), maintenance occupations (11.32%), and office and administrative support (10.38%). 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. In Nichols, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.55 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Nichols is a very car-oriented town. 97.92% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Nichols is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Nichols has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well. Being a small town, Nichols does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Nichols citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.71% of adults 25 and older in Nichols have a college degree. The per capita income in Nichols in 2022 was $26,490, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,960 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 Portuguese, Irish, English, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Nichols is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and Spanish.
