Nicholasville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 31,955 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Nicholasville is the tenth largest community in Kentucky.

The education level of Nicholasville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.47% of adults in Nicholasville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Nicholasville in 2018 was $28,645, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,580 for a family of four. However, Nicholasville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Nicholasville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Nicholasville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nicholasville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nicholasville include English, German, Irish, Ukrainian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Nicholasville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.