The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Nichols has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Nichols a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Nichols, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.95 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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.
In terms of college education, Nichols is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.29% of adults 25 and older in Nichols have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
