Nicholasville.
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Kentucky·Jessamine County
9 tracts·17K people·$227K median·1,135/mi²
White 83 · Hispanic 6 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 46 · Other 27 · Living alone 27
Manufacturing 28 · Retail 24 · Health 17 · Professional 13 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 23 · Service 16 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Nicholasville is $226,800 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Nicholasville has 32,197 residents across 3 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.7; the population is 83.5% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black, 3.5% Multiracial, 2.2% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 26.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.1% (Census ACS).
Hattie C. Warner Elementary School (51%), Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School (51%) and Nicholasville Elementary School (48%) lead the elementary schools; West Jessamine Middle School (53%) and East Jessamine Middle School (43%) lead the middle schools; West Jessamine High School (50%) and East Jessamine High School (43%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,147/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Nicholasville is $68,503 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Nicholasville, median rent is $1,147/month and the median home value is $226,800 (Census ACS).
Nicholasville reported 1.2 violent crimes and 16.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Nicholasville are strong wind (96), lightning (96) and winter weather (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Nicholasville, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).