Mount Leonard vs Nelson

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

Mount Leonard 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 61 in Mount Leonard). Since 2019, Mount Leonard's population has grown faster (+110.3% vs -41.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Leonard	Nelson
Population	61	89
Median age	50.6 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$2,499	—
Median home value	—	$28,600
Median gross rent	$917	—
Housing units	27	74
Homeownership rate	33.3%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Leonard	Nelson
Population	29 → 61 (+110.3%)	152 → 89 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $2,499 (-92.6%)	$52,841 → $33,750 (-36.1%)
Median home value	$28,800 → $37,500 (+30.2%)	$35,000 → $28,600 (-18.3%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $917 (+12.8%)	$582 → $623 (+7.0%)

Mount Leonard

Population

2961

Median household income

$33,750$2,499

Median home value

$28,800$37,500

Median gross rent

$813$917

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)

	Mount Leonard	Nelson
Under 5	0.0%	23.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.9%
18 to 24	42.6%	2.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.4%
45 to 54	29.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	22.5%
75 and over	3.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Leonard	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Leonard	Nelson
No high school diploma	60.0%	30.5%
High school graduate	28.6%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	5.7%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Leonard	Nelson
Drove alone	66.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	33.3%	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)

	Mount Leonard	Nelson
1-unit, detached	48.1%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.9%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Mount Leonard	Nelson
Poverty rate	77.0%	41.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	46
Median year structure built	1958	1940