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Nichols, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Nichols is a Census city of 373 people across 0.23 square miles of land, in Muscatine County. Median household income is $72,813, 81.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Nichols
What Nichols is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,637 plus or minus 549
- County holding the largest share of its areaMuscatine County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nichols
How many people live in Nichols
- Population373 plus or minus 125
- Median age32.8 plus or minus 7.5
- Population under 1891 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1824.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over72 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Households157 plus or minus 50
- Family households119 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Nichols
- Median household income$72,813 plus or minus $27,466
- Per capita income$36,743
- Civilian labor force209 plus or minus 75
- Employed207 plus or minus 75
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over259 plus or minus 74
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent plus or minus 37.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Nichols
- Housing units198 plus or minus 79
- Occupied units157 plus or minus 50
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate20.7 percent plus or minus 32.3
- Owner occupied128 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied29 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate81.5 percent plus or minus 35.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$134,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$689 plus or minus $141
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units166 plus or minus 78
- Share single family83.8 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more12.1 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Nichols gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute195 plus or minus 72
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more80 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.0 percent
- Drove alone81.2 percent
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nichols
Flood risk in Nichols
- NFIP communityCity of Nichols
- NFIP community number190214
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/28/22
The City of Nichols participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190214 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Muscatine County, not Nichols
Muscatine County context, not Nichols figures
- Establishments in Muscatine County949
- Covered employment, Muscatine County21,234
- Average annual pay, Muscatine County$63,594
- Housing units permitted, Muscatine County77
Every figure in this section is published for Muscatine County as a whole and is not a measurement of Nichols.
All Muscatine County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Nichols questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nichols, Iowa?
373, in 157 households. Nichols city covers 0.23 square miles of land, which is 1,637 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Nichols in?
Muscatine County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Nichols?
$72,813. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $134,400. Median gross rent is $689 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Nichols in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Nichols appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Nichols, city of, community 190214, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Nichols figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Muscatine County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Nichols.
Is zoning published for Nichols?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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