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Nicholson, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Nicholson is a Census CDP of 3,146 people across 6.04 square miles of land, in Pearl River County. Median household income is $50,114, 63.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $100,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Nicholson
What Nicholson is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.04 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land521 plus or minus 110
- County holding the largest share of its areaPearl River 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.
Nicholson
How many people live in Nicholson
- Population3,146 plus or minus 663
- Median age33.9 plus or minus 10.7
- Population under 18739 plus or minus 261
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over433 plus or minus 178
- Share 65 and over13.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households1,270 plus or minus 289
- Family households933 plus or minus 236
- Share of households that are families73.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nicholson
Income and work in Nicholson
- Median household income$50,114 plus or minus $19,585
- Per capita income$23,519
- Civilian labor force1,655 plus or minus 412
- Employed1,453 plus or minus 436
- Unemployed202 plus or minus 150
- Unemployment rate12.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Adults 25 and over2,096 plus or minus 447
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nicholson
Housing in Nicholson
- Housing units1,475 plus or minus 313
- Occupied units1,270 plus or minus 289
- Vacant units205 plus or minus 117
- Vacancy rate13.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied800 plus or minus 232
- Renter occupied470 plus or minus 200
- Ownership rate63.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,400 plus or minus $76,773
- Median gross rent, monthly$872
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.9 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Single family units769 plus or minus 234
- Share single family52.1 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Units in buildings of two or more154 plus or minus 113
- Share in buildings of two or more10.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes456 plus or minus 159
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nicholson
How Nicholson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,342 plus or minus 447
- Commuting under 15 minutes279 plus or minus 177
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more459 plus or minus 227
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.2 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Drove alone73.6 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Carpooled14.4 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Nicholson
SBA loans in Nicholson (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$100,000
- Average approval$100,000
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nicholson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pearl River County, not Nicholson
Pearl River County context, not Nicholson figures
- Establishments in Pearl River County894
- Covered employment, Pearl River County11,629
- Average annual pay, Pearl River County$41,138
- Housing units permitted, Pearl River County330
Every figure in this section is published for Pearl River County as a whole and is not a measurement of Nicholson.
All Pearl River 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
Nicholson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Nicholson, Mississippi?
3,146, in 1,270 households. Nicholson CDP covers 6.04 square miles of land, which is 521 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Nicholson in?
Pearl River 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 Nicholson?
$50,114. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,400. Median gross rent is $872 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Nicholson businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $100,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Nicholson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Nicholson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Nicholson. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Nicholson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pearl River 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 Nicholson.
Is zoning published for Nicholson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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