Blackburn vs Nelson

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

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

Blackburn has the higher population (175 vs 89 in Nelson). Blackburn has the higher median home value ($103,800 vs $28,600 in Nelson). Since 2019, Blackburn's population has grown faster (-16.7% vs -41.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Blackburn	Nelson
Population	175	89
Median age	32.1 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	—
Median home value	$103,800	$28,600
Median gross rent	$688	—
Housing units	105	74
Homeownership rate	71.4%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackburn	Nelson
Population	210 → 175 (-16.7%)	152 → 89 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$36,389 → $56,250 (+54.6%)	$52,841 → $33,750 (-36.1%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $103,800 (+52.4%)	$35,000 → $28,600 (-18.3%)
Median gross rent	$471 → $688 (+46.1%)	$582 → $623 (+7.0%)

Blackburn

Population

210175

Median household income

$36,389$56,250

Median home value

$68,100$103,800

Median gross rent

$471$688

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)

	Blackburn	Nelson
Under 5	2.3%	23.6%
5 to 17	23.4%	7.9%
18 to 24	14.9%	2.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	5.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	3.4%
45 to 54	4.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	22.5%
75 and over	7.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackburn	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	94.4%
Black or African American	1.7%	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	3.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackburn	Nelson
No high school diploma	9.6%	30.5%
High school graduate	37.5%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackburn	Nelson
Drove alone	69.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	0.0%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackburn	Nelson
1-unit, detached	80.0%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Blackburn	Nelson
Poverty rate	17.7%	41.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	36	46
Median year structure built	1966	1940