Nelson vs Talking Rock

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

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

Nelson has the higher population (1,015 vs 89 in Talking Rock). Talking Rock has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $246,900 in Nelson). Since 2019, Talking Rock's population has grown faster (-18.3% vs -34.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Talking Rock
Population	1,015	89
Median age	39.0 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,500	—
Median home value	$246,900	$275,000
Median gross rent	$1,072	—
Housing units	434	38
Homeownership rate	77.1%	96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Talking Rock
Population	1,549 → 1,015 (-34.5%)	109 → 89 (-18.3%)
Median household income	$75,987 → $78,500 (+3.3%)	$43,750 → $52,143 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $246,900 (+40.0%)	$146,900 → $275,000 (+87.2%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,072 (+18.1%)	—

Nelson

Population

1,5491,015

Median household income

$75,987$78,500

Median home value

$176,300$246,900

Median gross rent

$908$1,072

Talking Rock

Population

10989

Median household income

$43,750$52,143

Median home value

$146,900$275,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Talking Rock
Under 5	6.5%	9.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	13.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	16.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	10.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	7.7%	9.0%
65 to 74	15.8%	10.1%
75 and over	5.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Talking Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	Talking Rock
No high school diploma	14.3%	12.3%
High school graduate	45.0%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Talking Rock
Drove alone	83.7%	95.2%
Carpooled	8.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	Talking Rock
1-unit, detached	85.5%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	18.4%

Poverty & households

	Nelson	Talking Rock
Poverty rate	5.5%	16.9%
Average household size	2.45	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1994	2004