Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Nichols is worth considering.
One downside of living in Nichols, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.95 minutes every day commuting to work.
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.
Being a small town, Nichols does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.
