Population 923 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Nickel
Household size in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.52 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.17 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.84 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.38 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.14 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Nickel is a place of small households, averaging 2.38 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.52 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.6 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.9 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.5 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 31.9 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.7 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 31.9, Nickel is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.9% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.8% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.9% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 23.9% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +5.0 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly a quarter of households in Nickel (23.9%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Nickel
Renters in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.0% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.6% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.1% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 43.7% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +17.7 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than four in ten households in Nickel rent their homes (43.7%), above the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 47.9% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.8% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.9% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.8% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 5.1% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −20.7 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 5.1% of homes in Nickel are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1980 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1988 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1988 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +8 | +8 | +6 |
The housing in Nickel is younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1988, against 1980 nationally. Even so, homes here are older than in Texas as a whole, where the median home dates to 1992.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $406 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $291 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $762 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $647 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$241 | +$639 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Nickel costs $647 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 37.7% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Nickel
Bachelor's degrees in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.7% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.3% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.9% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.6% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Nickel have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 67.1% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 74.4% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 77.5% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.0% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +11.8 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Nickel never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Nickel
| Period | Nickel | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.0% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.2% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.9% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.0% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +7.0 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Nickel runs well above the national rate: 15.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Nickel compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | 2.38 | 31.9 | 23.9% | 43.7% | 5.1% | 1988 | $647 | 14.6% | 79.0% | 15.0% |
| Gonzales | 2.53 | 41.3 | 17.1% | 39.3% | 12.1% | 1976 | $839 | 12.9% | 71.6% | 3.8% |
| Hickston | 2.19 | 28.6 | 16.7% | 41.8% | 7.0% | 1993 | $784 | 14.0% | 84.0% | 14.6% |
| Bebe | 2.44 | 41.1 | 10.9% | 30.9% | 9.5% | 1992 | $804 | 15.3% | 80.6% | 1.4% |
| Hamon | 2.55 | 38.4 | 12.3% | 35.9% | 9.6% | 1994 | $935 | 16.5% | 69.3% | 0.0% |
| Harwood | 2.94 | 48.5 | 6.7% | 14.7% | 20.7% | 1992 | $1,124 | 18.0% | 82.1% | 1.3% |
| Sandy Fork | 2.61 | 45.3 | 8.1% | 24.0% | 17.9% | 1991 | $1,012 | 16.1% | 81.0% | 4.1% |
| Cost | 2.63 | 37.0 | 13.5% | 32.4% | 11.7% | 1997 | $1,098 | 14.7% | 70.4% | 0.1% |
| Glaze City | 2.22 | 53.0 | 12.6% | 34.3% | 4.4% | 1987 | $438 | 18.0% | 74.2% | 0.0% |
| Oak Forest | 2.23 | 51.4 | 11.2% | 24.3% | 7.6% | 1990 | $555 | 13.3% | 90.8% | 2.2% |
| Monthalia | 2.63 | 39.9 | 18.4% | 29.4% | 11.2% | 1996 | $1,052 | 11.8% | 73.1% | 0.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Nickel. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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