Nelson vs South Komelik

A side-by-side comparison of Nelson and South Komelik: population, income, housing, and more.

Nelson and South Komelik 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 213 in South Komelik). Since 2019, South Komelik's population has grown faster (-28.0% vs -46.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	South Komelik
Population	316	213
Median age	34.1 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,115	—
Median home value	$98,400	—
Housing units	112	72
Homeownership rate	100.0%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	South Komelik
Population	587 → 316 (-46.2%)	296 → 213 (-28.0%)
Median household income	$50,227 → $54,115 (+7.7%)	$46,563 → $49,063 (+5.4%)
Median home value	$85,200 → $98,400 (+15.5%)	$84,100 → $84,700 (+0.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$727 → $1,029 (+41.5%)

Nelson

Population

587316

Median household income

$50,227$54,115

Median home value

$85,200$98,400

South Komelik

Population

296213

Median household income

$46,563$49,063

Median home value

$84,100$84,700

Median gross rent

$727$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	South Komelik
Under 5	18.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	29.4%	35.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.5%	21.6%
35 to 44	18.0%	8.9%
45 to 54	4.4%	18.8%
55 to 64	1.6%	4.2%
65 to 74	2.5%	0.0%
75 and over	9.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	South Komelik
White (non-Hispanic)	26.9%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	73.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	South Komelik
No high school diploma	0.0%	23.7%
High school graduate	45.7%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	29.8%
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	South Komelik
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	South Komelik
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	South Komelik
Poverty rate	17.7%	49.8%
Average household size	3.85	3.87
Mean commute (minutes)	43	—
Median year structure built	2003	1974