Miltona vs Nelson

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

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

Miltona has the higher population (433 vs 113 in Nelson). Miltona has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $52,708 in Nelson). Miltona has the higher median home value ($184,100 vs $156,700 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Miltona	Nelson
Population	433	113
Median age	35.0 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$52,708
Median home value	$184,100	$156,700
Median gross rent	$860	$917
Housing units	166	71
Homeownership rate	73.5%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miltona	Nelson
Population	364 → 433 (+19.0%)	151 → 113 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$55,250 → $73,750 (+33.5%)	$43,000 → $52,708 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $184,100 (+34.6%)	$118,400 → $156,700 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $860 (+20.6%)	$921 → $917 (-0.4%)

Miltona

Population

364433

Median household income

$55,250$73,750

Median home value

$136,800$184,100

Median gross rent

$713$860

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)

	Miltona	Nelson
Under 5	8.5%	0.9%
5 to 17	19.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	6.2%
35 to 44	10.2%	15.9%
45 to 54	15.0%	24.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	4.4%
75 and over	3.5%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miltona	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	2.7%
Asian	0.5%	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	1.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miltona	Nelson
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.2%
High school graduate	22.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	54.1%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miltona	Nelson
Drove alone	88.0%	87.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	3.4%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miltona	Nelson
1-unit, detached	74.7%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	21.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.7%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Miltona	Nelson
Poverty rate	19.6%	13.3%
Average household size	2.61	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1981	1972