Nelson vs San Miguel

A side-by-side comparison of Nelson and San Miguel: population, income, housing, and more.

Nelson and San Miguel are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nelson has the higher population (316 vs 301 in San Miguel). San Miguel has the higher median home value ($268,800 vs $98,400 in Nelson). Since 2019, San Miguel's population has grown faster (+3.1% vs -46.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	San Miguel
Population	316	301
Median age	34.1 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,115	—
Median home value	$98,400	$268,800
Housing units	112	89
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	San Miguel
Population	587 → 316 (-46.2%)	292 → 301 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$50,227 → $54,115 (+7.7%)	—
Median home value	$85,200 → $98,400 (+15.5%)	$217,900 → $268,800 (+23.4%)

Nelson

Population

587316

Median household income

$50,227$54,115

Median home value

$85,200$98,400

San Miguel

Population

292301

Median home value

$217,900$268,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	San Miguel
Under 5	18.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	29.4%	39.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	32.6%
35 to 44	18.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	4.4%	6.3%
55 to 64	1.6%	4.0%
65 to 74	2.5%	7.0%
75 and over	9.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	San Miguel
White (non-Hispanic)	26.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	85.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino	73.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	San Miguel
No high school diploma	0.0%	26.0%
High school graduate	45.7%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	San Miguel
Drove alone	100.0%	73.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	26.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	San Miguel
1-unit, detached	26.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nelson	San Miguel
Poverty rate	17.7%	49.5%
Average household size	3.85	3.76
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	2003	1978