Nicholasville, Kentucky Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 19,680. Estimated population in July 2024: 23,897 (+21.4% change)
Males: 9,406 (47.8%), Females: 10,274 (52.2%)
Jessamine County
Zip codes: 40356.
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $37,462
Median house value: $91,100
Population by Race
Races in Nicholasville:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
- Black (4.4%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.0%), English (10.1%), German (9.9%), Irish (9.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Scottish (1.6%).
Elevation: 930 feet
Land area: 8.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Nicholasville
- High school or higher: 78.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Nicholasville city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5,524 (+39.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Nicholasville:
- CENTRAL BAPTIST HOSP (about 10 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)
- CONTINUING CARE HOSP AT ST JOSEPH EAST (about 10 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)
- CARDINAL HILL REHABILITATION HOSP (about 12 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nicholasville:
- BLUE GRASS (about 11 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
- CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 80 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; Abbreviation: CVG)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 83 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nicholasville:
- STUART POWELL FIELD (about 26 miles; DANVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: DVK)
- MADISON (about 26 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Abbreviation: I39)
- GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY – MARSHALL FLD (about 27 miles; GEORGETOWN, KY; Abbreviation: 27K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Nicholasville:
- BARRETT AND COMPANY SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN (Full-time enrollment: 49; Location: 973 KIMBERLY SQ UNIT F; Private, for-profit)
- LOCKMASTERS INCORPORATED (Location: 1014 S MAIN ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.lockmasters.com)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nicholasville:
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 12 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 79 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 15,514)
- SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
Schools
Public high schools in Nicholasville:
- EAST JESSAMINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 910; Location: 815 SULPHUR WELL RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WEST JESSAMINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 893; Location: 2101 WILMORE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Nicholasville:
- TABERNACLE CHRN ACADEMY (Students: 57; Location: 2420 LEXINGTON ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Nicholasville:
- EAST JESSAMINE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 924; Location: 851 WILMORE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WEST JESSAMINE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 809; Location: 1400 WILMORE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- NICHOLASVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 587; Location: 414 W MAPLE ST; Grades: 01 – 05)
- BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 550; Location: 199 BROOKSIDE DR; Grades: 01 – 05)
- ROSENWALD DUNBAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 531; Location: 1500 WILMORE RD; Grades: 01 – 05)
- HATTIE C WARNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 479; Location: 821 WILMORE RD; Grades: 01 – 05)
- THE PROVIDENCE SCHOOL (Students: 119; Location: 200 COMPUTREX DRIVE; Grades: 05 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Nicholasville:
- JESSAMINE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,032,486; Location: 600 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 61,127 books; 3,157 audio materials; 3,152 video materials; 115 serial subscriptions)