Nachusa vs Nelson

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

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

Nachusa has the higher population (123 vs 114 in Nelson). Nachusa has the higher median household income ($99,531 vs $45,938 in Nelson). Nachusa has the higher median home value ($156,600 vs $71,300 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Nachusa	Nelson
Population	123	114
Median age	40.5 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$99,531	$45,938
Median home value	$156,600	$71,300
Median gross rent	—	$600
Housing units	48	61
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nachusa	Nelson
Population	122 → 123 (+0.8%)	136 → 114 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$88,750 → $99,531 (+12.1%)	$31,667 → $45,938 (+45.1%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $156,600 (+13.9%)	$74,200 → $71,300 (-3.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$738 → $600 (-18.7%)

Nachusa

Population

122123

Median household income

$88,750$99,531

Median home value

$137,500$156,600

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)

	Nachusa	Nelson
Under 5	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 17	34.1%	10.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	2.6%
25 to 34	1.6%	0.9%
35 to 44	14.6%	24.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	20.2%
65 to 74	25.2%	21.1%
75 and over	11.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nachusa	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	99.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nachusa	Nelson
No high school diploma	0.0%	23.7%
High school graduate	38.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	59.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nachusa	Nelson
Drove alone	100.0%	89.3%
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%	10.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nachusa	Nelson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nachusa	Nelson
Poverty rate	0.0%	21.9%
Average household size	2.63	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1961	1947