Nelson vs Slater

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

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

Slater has the higher population (2,144 vs 89 in Nelson). Slater has the higher median home value ($82,500 vs $28,600 in Nelson). Since 2019, Slater's population has grown faster (+4.2% vs -41.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Slater
Population	89	2,144
Median age	52.2 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,313
Median home value	$28,600	$82,500
Median gross rent	—	$496
Housing units	74	1,039
Homeownership rate	89.7%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Slater
Population	152 → 89 (-41.4%)	2,057 → 2,144 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$52,841 → $33,750 (-36.1%)	$32,115 → $40,313 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$35,000 → $28,600 (-18.3%)	$64,300 → $82,500 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $623 (+7.0%)	$578 → $496 (-14.2%)

Nelson

Population

15289

Median household income

$52,841$33,750

Median home value

$35,000$28,600

Median gross rent

$582$623

Slater

Population

2,0572,144

Median household income

$32,115$40,313

Median home value

$64,300$82,500

Median gross rent

$578$496

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Slater
Under 5	23.6%	10.6%
5 to 17	7.9%	5.5%
18 to 24	2.2%	11.3%
25 to 34	5.6%	16.8%
35 to 44	3.4%	8.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	15.1%
65 to 74	22.5%	9.0%
75 and over	10.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Slater
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	Slater
No high school diploma	30.5%	16.6%
High school graduate	30.5%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Slater
Drove alone	100.0%	81.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	Slater
1-unit, detached	86.5%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Nelson	Slater
Poverty rate	41.0%	22.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	46	16
Median year structure built	1940	1965