Nicholas

County in West Virginia

County

The population development of Nicholas.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Nicholas	County	26,775	26,562	26,233	24,607	24,017	→
West Virginia	State	1,793,477	1,808,344	1,852,994	1,793,736	1,769,979

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Nicholas.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Richwood	City	Nicholas	2,828	2,532	2,057	1,665	1,607	→
Summersville	City	Nicholas	3,306	3,324	3,560	3,431	3,326	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	12,119
Females	12,485

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	4,827
18-64 years	14,042
65+ years	5,735

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,184
70-79 years	2,690
60-69 years	3,855
50-59 years	3,530
40-49 years	3,178
30-39 years	2,604
20-29 years	2,256
10-19 years	2,833
0-9 years	2,474

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	24,604

»Race« (C 2020)
White	23,603
Black/African American	61
Indigenous	45
Asian	74
Pacific Islander	7
Some other	38
2 or more	776

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	173
Other	24,431