Nicholas County, KY Population

Overview

7,517

Total Population

40.5

Median age

50.59%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

57.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Nicholas County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Nicholas County is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nicholas County's population under 18 was 23.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nicholas County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nicholas County, 19.45% were under the age of 15, 18.27% aged 15 to 29, 45.31% aged 30 to 64, 15.35% aged 65 to 84, and 1.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 89 more females than males in Nicholas County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.59% females and 49.41% males in Nicholas County, KY.
The Nicholas County, KY gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 301.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 324.

Nicholas County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Nicholas County population: 95.88% are White, 1.24% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.75% are multiracial.
Nicholas County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,509 (99.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nicholas County is White with a population of 7,207 (95.88% of the total population).

Nicholas County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 7,805 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Nicholas County's population increased by 357 (5.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nicholas County's population increased by 400 (5.60%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Nicholas County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,783.