Nelson vs Topawa

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

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

Topawa has the higher population (358 vs 316 in Nelson). Nelson has the higher median household income ($54,115 vs $35,625 in Topawa). Topawa has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $98,400 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Topawa
Population	316	358
Median age	34.1 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,115	$35,625
Median home value	$98,400	$106,300
Housing units	112	138
Homeownership rate	100.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Topawa
Population	587 → 316 (-46.2%)	400 → 358 (-10.5%)
Median household income	$50,227 → $54,115 (+7.7%)	$20,875 → $35,625 (+70.7%)
Median home value	$85,200 → $98,400 (+15.5%)	$51,700 → $106,300 (+105.6%)

Nelson

Population

587316

Median household income

$50,227$54,115

Median home value

$85,200$98,400

Topawa

Population

400358

Median household income

$20,875$35,625

Median home value

$51,700$106,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Topawa
Under 5	18.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	29.4%	29.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	18.4%
35 to 44	18.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	4.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	1.6%	8.1%
65 to 74	2.5%	13.1%
75 and over	9.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Topawa
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	Topawa
No high school diploma	0.0%	24.3%
High school graduate	45.7%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	47.6%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Topawa
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	Topawa
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	Topawa
Poverty rate	17.7%	41.1%
Average household size	3.85	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	43	23
Median year structure built	2003	1976