Nelson vs Steward

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

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

Steward has the higher population (268 vs 114 in Nelson). Steward has the higher median household income ($108,333 vs $45,938 in Nelson). Steward has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $71,300 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Steward
Population	114	268
Median age	54.0 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,938	$108,333
Median home value	$71,300	$151,000
Median gross rent	$600	$1,281
Housing units	61	97
Homeownership rate	84.3%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Steward
Population	136 → 114 (-16.2%)	307 → 268 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $45,938 (+45.1%)	$64,000 → $108,333 (+69.3%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $71,300 (-3.9%)	$100,000 → $151,000 (+51.0%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $600 (-18.7%)	$740 → $1,281 (+73.1%)

Nelson

Population

136114

Median household income

$31,667$45,938

Median home value

$74,200$71,300

Median gross rent

$738$600

Steward

Population

307268

Median household income

$64,000$108,333

Median home value

$100,000$151,000

Median gross rent

$740$1,281

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Steward
Under 5	1.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.5%	13.8%
18 to 24	2.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	0.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	24.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	20.2%	24.3%
65 to 74	21.1%	9.0%
75 and over	7.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Steward
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	Steward
No high school diploma	23.7%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.0%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Steward
Drove alone	89.3%	86.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.6%
Other means	10.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	Steward
1-unit, detached	88.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	0.0%
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

	Nelson	Steward
Poverty rate	21.9%	1.9%
Average household size	2.24	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1947	1938