County profile
Nicholas County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#3014 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 51% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$130.6M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
415
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
82
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$36.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,949
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.7%
Median HH income
$59.5k±$9.8k
Bachelor's degree+
9.8%±3.4%
Poverty rate
17.6%±5.5%
Business applications
87 · 2025
Retail establishments
13
16.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care23%
Retail trade23%
Manufacturing20%
Other services15%
Construction13%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,949
residents · 2025 · +5.4% since 2020
Income per capita $44.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+415
International migration−1
Natural change−6
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$100.9M2019
$95.3M2020
$109.1M2021
$111.5M2022
$121.1M2023
$130.6M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$123.0k±$16.3k
Median gross rent
$728/mo±$117/mo
Vacancy rate
16.7%±5.1%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$438.4k
3 units · 0.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
19.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$866/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 55Strong wind 49Earthquake 39
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1262015
1332016
1372017
1552018
1632019
1622020
1732021
2432022
2702024
2542025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
12022
22023
02024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
28.8 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
1.8 km
TTIS
Nearest port
41.5 km
CROUNSE CORP
Nearest commercial airport
61.5 km
BLUE GRASS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$36.0k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Nicholas?
Nicholas's economy produced $130.6M in 2024, growing 7.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.