Nelson vs Sweet Springs

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

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

Sweet Springs has the higher population (1,299 vs 89 in Nelson). Sweet Springs has the higher median home value ($92,000 vs $28,600 in Nelson). Since 2019, Sweet Springs's population has grown faster (-7.1% vs -41.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Sweet Springs
Population	89	1,299
Median age	52.2 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,111
Median home value	$28,600	$92,000
Median gross rent	—	$717
Housing units	74	589
Homeownership rate	89.7%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Sweet Springs
Population	152 → 89 (-41.4%)	1,399 → 1,299 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$52,841 → $33,750 (-36.1%)	$41,458 → $46,111 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$35,000 → $28,600 (-18.3%)	$72,900 → $92,000 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $623 (+7.0%)	$644 → $717 (+11.3%)

Nelson

Population

15289

Median household income

$52,841$33,750

Median home value

$35,000$28,600

Median gross rent

$582$623

Sweet Springs

Population

1,3991,299

Median household income

$41,458$46,111

Median home value

$72,900$92,000

Median gross rent

$644$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Sweet Springs
Under 5	23.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	7.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	2.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	5.6%	16.3%
35 to 44	3.4%	6.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	14.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	7.9%
65 to 74	22.5%	13.7%
75 and over	10.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Sweet Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	Sweet Springs
No high school diploma	30.5%	12.4%
High school graduate	30.5%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Sweet Springs
Drove alone	100.0%	74.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	Sweet Springs
1-unit, detached	86.5%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Nelson	Sweet Springs
Poverty rate	41.0%	15.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	46	24
Median year structure built	1940	1966