Compton vs Nelson

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

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

Compton has the higher population (222 vs 114 in Nelson). Compton has the higher median household income ($52,321 vs $45,938 in Nelson). Compton has the higher median home value ($75,900 vs $71,300 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Compton	Nelson
Population	222	114
Median age	34.6 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,321	$45,938
Median home value	$75,900	$71,300
Median gross rent	$875	$600
Housing units	115	61
Homeownership rate	64.7%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Compton	Nelson
Population	314 → 222 (-29.3%)	136 → 114 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $52,321 (+4.0%)	$31,667 → $45,938 (+45.1%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $75,900 (+11.1%)	$74,200 → $71,300 (-3.9%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $875 (+28.5%)	$738 → $600 (-18.7%)

Compton

Population

314222

Median household income

$50,313$52,321

Median home value

$68,300$75,900

Median gross rent

$681$875

Nelson

Population

136114

Median household income

$31,667$45,938

Median home value

$74,200$71,300

Median gross rent

$738$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Compton	Nelson
Under 5	11.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	17.1%	10.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	17.6%	0.9%
35 to 44	10.4%	24.6%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	20.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	21.1%
75 and over	8.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Compton	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Compton	Nelson
No high school diploma	9.5%	23.7%
High school graduate	48.6%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Compton	Nelson
Drove alone	89.2%	89.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	10.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Compton	Nelson
1-unit, detached	90.4%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Compton	Nelson
Poverty rate	13.2%	21.9%
Average household size	2.61	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	36	23
Median year structure built	1938	1947