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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Nichols, the average commute to work is 32.95 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Nichols is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Nichols, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.06% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
As is often the case in a small town, Nichols doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
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. 19.29% of adults 25 and older in Nichols have a college degree.
The per capita income in Nichols in 2022 was $23,940, 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 $95,760 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, German, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Nichols is English. Other important languages spoken here include French Creole and African languages.
