Moving to Nichols, South Carolina
Population: 408. Estimated population in July 2024: 405 (-0.7% change)
Males: 185 (45.3%), Females: 223 (54.7%)
Marion County
Zip code: 29581
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $41,597
Median house value: $66,200
Population by Race
Races in Nichols:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.0%)
- Black (47.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (10.5%), English (10.3%), Irish (4.7%), German (2.0%), Scottish (2.0%), Swedish (1.7%).
Elevation: 61 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Nichols
- High school or higher: 75.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Nichols town
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -115 (-22.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Nichols:
- MARION COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; MARION, SC)
- ST EUGENE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; DILLON, SC)
- LORIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LORIS, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nichols:
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Abbreviation: FLO)
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 43 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Abbreviation: MYR)
- FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 56 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nichols:
- GREEN SEA (about 10 miles; GREEN SEA, SC; Abbreviation: S79)
- MARION COUNTY (about 14 miles; MARION, SC; Abbreviation: MAO)
- DILLON COUNTY (about 21 miles; DILLON, SC; Abbreviation: DLC)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nichols:
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,315)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; CONWAY, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 32 miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)