Lee Center vs Nelson

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

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

Nelson has the higher population (114 vs 0 in Lee Center). Since 2019, Nelson's population has grown faster (-16.2% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Lee Center	Nelson
Population	0	114
Median age	—	54.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,938
Median home value	—	$71,300
Median gross rent	—	$600
Housing units	61	61
Homeownership rate	—	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	13.4%
Unemployment rate	—	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lee Center	Nelson
Population	136 → 0 (-100.0%)	136 → 114 (-16.2%)
Median household income	—	$31,667 → $45,938 (+45.1%)
Median home value	—	$74,200 → $71,300 (-3.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$738 → $600 (-18.7%)

Lee Center

Population

1360

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)

	Lee Center	Nelson
Under 5	—	1.8%
5 to 17	—	10.5%
18 to 24	—	2.6%
25 to 34	—	0.9%
35 to 44	—	24.6%
45 to 54	—	11.4%
55 to 64	—	20.2%
65 to 74	—	21.1%
75 and over	—	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

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

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lee Center	Nelson
No high school diploma	—	23.7%
High school graduate	—	32.0%
Some college or associate's	—	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	—	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	—	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lee Center	Nelson
Drove alone	—	89.3%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	0.0%
Other means	—	10.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lee Center	Nelson
1-unit, detached	80.3%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lee Center	Nelson
Poverty rate	—	21.9%
Average household size	—	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1963	1947