Hardy vs Nelson

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

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

Nelson has the higher population (478 vs 157 in Hardy). Hardy has the higher median household income ($60,313 vs $54,408 in Nelson). Nelson has the higher median home value ($72,900 vs $14,400 in Hardy).

Population, income & housing

	Hardy	Nelson
Population	157	478
Median age	53.0 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,313	$54,408
Median home value	$14,400	$72,900
Median gross rent	$725	$620
Housing units	87	312
Homeownership rate	80.7%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardy	Nelson
Population	235 → 157 (-33.2%)	467 → 478 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$35,833 → $60,313 (+68.3%)	$47,583 → $54,408 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$18,600 → $14,400 (-22.6%)	$43,800 → $72,900 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $725 (+26.1%)	$488 → $620 (+27.0%)

Hardy

Population

235157

Median household income

$35,833$60,313

Median home value

$18,600$14,400

Median gross rent

$575$725

Nelson

Population

467478

Median household income

$47,583$54,408

Median home value

$43,800$72,900

Median gross rent

$488$620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hardy	Nelson
Under 5	4.5%	2.1%
5 to 17	12.7%	9.6%
18 to 24	14.6%	10.3%
25 to 34	3.2%	8.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	7.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	6.3%
55 to 64	7.0%	28.9%
65 to 74	19.7%	11.9%
75 and over	15.3%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardy	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardy	Nelson
No high school diploma	4.7%	9.4%
High school graduate	55.1%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardy	Nelson
Drove alone	89.1%	77.2%
Carpooled	10.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardy	Nelson
1-unit, detached	97.7%	97.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hardy	Nelson
Poverty rate	19.1%	7.8%
Average household size	2.75	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1938	1942