Latest news about poverty in Nicholasville, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
14.4% of Nicholasville, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 14.1% less than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 10.0% of high school graduates and 28.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 67.3%. For comparison, it was 29.2% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Nicholasville, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Nicholasville:
14.4%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Nicholasville:
7.1%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Nicholasville:
26.7%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.1% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Nicholasville:
32.5%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
67.3%
Residents above poverty level:
29.2%
Poverty by age in Nicholasville, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Nicholasville,KY (percentage below poverty level)
17.6%Under 5 years
1.7%5 years
27.4%6 to 11 years
15.9%12 to 14 years
2.4%15 years
23.7%16 and 17 years
6.5%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
11.3%35 to 44 years
11.8%45 to 54 years
15.2%55 to 64 years
8.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Nicholasville,KY (percentage below poverty level)
16.8%Under 5 years
28.9%5 years
14.1%6 to 11 years
30.3%12 to 14 years
51.9%15 years
33.8%16 and 17 years
17.1%18 to 24 years
9.3%25 to 34 years
19.3%35 to 44 years
10.3%45 to 54 years
22.6%55 to 64 years
19.8%65 to 74 years
11.8%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Nicholasville,KY (% below half of poverty level)
9.2%Under 6 years
10.9%6 to 11 years
14.2%12 to 17 years
5.6%18 to 24 years
4.4%25 to 34 years
6.2%35 to 44 years
3.5%45 to 54 years
10.2%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
0.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Nicholasville, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nicholasville, KY (%)
13.6%White
36.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
5.7%Other race
18.2%2+ races
6.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Nicholasville, KY (absolute numbers)
3,634White
518Black
0American Indian
0Asian
16Other race
3552+ races
95Hispanic
15.1%Below poverty level
84.9%Above poverty level
4.8%Below poverty level
95.2%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Nicholasville, KY
Children below poverty level:
Nicholasville, Kentucky:
20.4%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Nicholasville:
10.0%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Nicholasville:
28.6%
Kentucky:
33.5%
25.7%Married-couple family
1.5%Male, no wife present
72.8%Female, no husband present
1.7%Worked full-time, year-round
21.7%Worked part-time
76.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
9.2%One full-time, other part-time
18.9%One full-time, other didn't work
0.5%Both worked part-time
37.9%One part-time, other didn't work
33.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
11.8%1995 to 1998
13.4%1990 to 1994
17.7%1980 to 1989
30.6%1970 to 1979
10.2%1960 to 1969
9.7%1950 to 1959
1.6%1940 to 1949
4.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
5.8%1999 to 2000
13.0%1995 to 1998
15.7%1990 to 1994
19.1%1980 to 1989
22.9%1970 to 1979
9.0%1960 to 1969
4.9%1950 to 1959
3.8%1940 to 1949
5.8%1939 or earlier
Discuss Nicholasville, Kentucky (KY) on our hugely popular Kentucky forum.
