Nelson vs Sublette

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

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

Sublette has the higher population (374 vs 114 in Nelson). Sublette has the higher median household income ($53,875 vs $45,938 in Nelson). Sublette has the higher median home value ($132,800 vs $71,300 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Sublette
Population	114	374
Median age	54.0 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,938	$53,875
Median home value	$71,300	$132,800
Median gross rent	$600	$635
Housing units	61	211
Homeownership rate	84.3%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Sublette
Population	136 → 114 (-16.2%)	415 → 374 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $45,938 (+45.1%)	$51,250 → $53,875 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $71,300 (-3.9%)	$125,400 → $132,800 (+5.9%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $600 (-18.7%)	$779 → $635 (-18.5%)

Nelson

Population

136114

Median household income

$31,667$45,938

Median home value

$74,200$71,300

Median gross rent

$738$600

Sublette

Population

415374

Median household income

$51,250$53,875

Median home value

$125,400$132,800

Median gross rent

$779$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Sublette
Under 5	1.8%	1.9%
5 to 17	10.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	0.9%	23.3%
35 to 44	24.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	20.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	21.1%	11.2%
75 and over	7.0%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Sublette
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	Sublette
No high school diploma	23.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	32.0%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Sublette
Drove alone	89.3%	82.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.0%
Other means	10.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	Sublette
1-unit, detached	88.5%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nelson	Sublette
Poverty rate	21.9%	17.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1947	1966