Forada vs Nelson

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

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

Forada has the higher population (140 vs 113 in Nelson). Forada has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $52,708 in Nelson). Forada has the higher median home value ($233,300 vs $156,700 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Forada	Nelson
Population	140	113
Median age	60.5 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$52,708
Median home value	$233,300	$156,700
Median gross rent	—	$917
Housing units	128	71
Homeownership rate	91.7%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forada	Nelson
Population	157 → 140 (-10.8%)	151 → 113 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$68,036 → $68,750 (+1.0%)	$43,000 → $52,708 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $233,300 (+43.0%)	$118,400 → $156,700 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$921 → $917 (-0.4%)

Forada

Population

157140

Median household income

$68,036$68,750

Median home value

$163,200$233,300

Nelson

Population

151113

Median household income

$43,000$52,708

Median home value

$118,400$156,700

Median gross rent

$921$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forada	Nelson
Under 5	3.6%	0.9%
5 to 17	1.4%	16.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.1%
25 to 34	5.7%	6.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	5.7%	24.8%
55 to 64	30.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	25.0%	4.4%
75 and over	5.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forada	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	94.7%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forada	Nelson
No high school diploma	6.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	24.6%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forada	Nelson
Drove alone	92.8%	87.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forada	Nelson
1-unit, detached	83.6%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Forada	Nelson
Poverty rate	11.4%	13.3%
Average household size	1.94	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	1984	1972