Arrow Rock vs Nelson

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

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

Nelson has the higher population (89 vs 43 in Arrow Rock). Arrow Rock has the higher median home value ($250,000 vs $28,600 in Nelson). Since 2019, Arrow Rock's population has grown faster (+19.4% vs -41.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Arrow Rock	Nelson
Population	43	89
Median age	51.8 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$36,875	—
Median home value	$250,000	$28,600
Housing units	53	74
Homeownership rate	100.0%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arrow Rock	Nelson
Population	36 → 43 (+19.4%)	152 → 89 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$65,972 → $36,875 (-44.1%)	$52,841 → $33,750 (-36.1%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $250,000 (+107.0%)	$35,000 → $28,600 (-18.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$582 → $623 (+7.0%)

Arrow Rock

Population

3643

Median household income

$65,972$36,875

Median home value

$120,800$250,000

Nelson

Population

15289

Median household income

$52,841$33,750

Median home value

$35,000$28,600

Median gross rent

$582$623

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arrow Rock	Nelson
Under 5	16.3%	23.6%
5 to 17	7.0%	7.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	3.4%
45 to 54	23.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	7.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	20.9%	22.5%
75 and over	16.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arrow Rock	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arrow Rock	Nelson
No high school diploma	0.0%	30.5%
High school graduate	12.1%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	39.4%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arrow Rock	Nelson
Drove alone	44.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	44.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arrow Rock	Nelson
1-unit, detached	98.1%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Arrow Rock	Nelson
Poverty rate	0.0%	41.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	46
Median year structure built	1938	1940