Nelson vs Ruskin

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

Nelson and Ruskin 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 177 in Ruskin). Ruskin has the higher median household income ($78,269 vs $54,408 in Nelson). Ruskin has the higher median home value ($90,900 vs $72,900 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Ruskin
Population	478	177
Median age	58.4 yrs	65.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,408	$78,269
Median home value	$72,900	$90,900
Median gross rent	$620	—
Housing units	312	97
Homeownership rate	89.0%	97.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Ruskin
Population	467 → 478 (+2.4%)	100 → 177 (+77.0%)
Median household income	$47,583 → $54,408 (+14.3%)	$60,625 → $78,269 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $72,900 (+66.4%)	$76,000 → $90,900 (+19.6%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $620 (+27.0%)	—

Nelson

Population

467478

Median household income

$47,583$54,408

Median home value

$43,800$72,900

Median gross rent

$488$620

Ruskin

Population

100177

Median household income

$60,625$78,269

Median home value

$76,000$90,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Ruskin
Under 5	2.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	9.6%	5.1%
18 to 24	10.3%	11.9%
25 to 34	8.2%	6.2%
35 to 44	7.9%	5.1%
45 to 54	6.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	28.9%	4.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	39.5%
75 and over	14.9%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Ruskin
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
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	4.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	Ruskin
No high school diploma	9.4%	1.5%
High school graduate	39.1%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Ruskin
Drove alone	77.2%	66.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	27.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	2.2%
Other means	1.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	Ruskin
1-unit, detached	97.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nelson	Ruskin
Poverty rate	7.8%	13.0%
Average household size	1.94	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1942	1958