Nelson vs West Brooklyn

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

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

West Brooklyn has the higher population (169 vs 114 in Nelson). West Brooklyn has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $45,938 in Nelson). West Brooklyn has the higher median home value ($109,800 vs $71,300 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	West Brooklyn
Population	114	169
Median age	54.0 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,938	$76,250
Median home value	$71,300	$109,800
Median gross rent	$600	$1,313
Housing units	61	63
Homeownership rate	84.3%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	West Brooklyn
Population	136 → 114 (-16.2%)	146 → 169 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$31,667 → $45,938 (+45.1%)	$54,167 → $76,250 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$74,200 → $71,300 (-3.9%)	$95,300 → $109,800 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $600 (-18.7%)	$1,156 → $1,313 (+13.6%)

Nelson

Population

136114

Median household income

$31,667$45,938

Median home value

$74,200$71,300

Median gross rent

$738$600

West Brooklyn

Population

146169

Median household income

$54,167$76,250

Median home value

$95,300$109,800

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	West Brooklyn
Under 5	1.8%	13.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	32.0%
18 to 24	2.6%	1.8%
25 to 34	0.9%	6.5%
35 to 44	24.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	20.2%	16.0%
65 to 74	21.1%	8.3%
75 and over	7.0%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	West Brooklyn
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	West Brooklyn
No high school diploma	23.7%	15.6%
High school graduate	32.0%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	West Brooklyn
Drove alone	89.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.4%
Other means	10.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	West Brooklyn
1-unit, detached	88.5%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
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	West Brooklyn
Poverty rate	21.9%	1.8%
Average household size	2.24	3.76
Mean commute (minutes)	23	46
Median year structure built	1947	1938