Nicholasville

Population & Demographics

Nicholasville, KY

Nicholasville is home to 32,197 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 14,936 resident workers commute each day.

KentuckyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
32,197
people
Population

32,197 residents

Median age 37.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Nicholasville population & demographics

Who lives in Nicholasville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
32,197
Median age
37.7yrs
Median household income
$68,503
Median home value
$226,800
Median gross rent
$1,147/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.9%
Poverty rate
13.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Nicholasville

How Nicholasville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White83.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
Black4.9%
Two or more races3.6%
Asian2.2%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Nicholasville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Nicholasville.

Nicholasville at a glance
Employed Residents
14,936
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
20.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Nicholasville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Nicholasville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Nicholasville

14,936 commutes, one dot at a time

Nicholasville

Where 14,936 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Nicholasville, by worker count.

1Lexington-Fayette urban county10.9 mi6,317
2Nicholasville0.0 mi3,017
3Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)63.2 mi356
4Louisville68.3 mi343
5Wilmore4.7 mi254
6Georgetown22.8 mi251
7Richmond18.2 mi243
8Frankfort26.6 mi215

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Nicholasville.

1Nicholasville0.0 mi3,017
2Lexington-Fayette urban county10.9 mi2,968
3Wilmore4.7 mi441
4Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)63.2 mi205
5Danville20.0 mi189
6Richmond18.2 mi159
7Georgetown22.8 mi159
8Louisville68.3 mi110

Top industries

The sectors that employ Nicholasville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade17.8%
MFManufacturing16.7%
EDEducational Services12.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.0%
COConstruction6.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.6%
PAPublic Administration5.0%
WSWholesale Trade3.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Nicholasville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps97%
8 Gbps
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