Nelson vs Superior

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

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

Superior has the higher population (1,833 vs 478 in Nelson). Superior has the higher median household income ($61,852 vs $54,408 in Nelson). Nelson has the higher median home value ($72,900 vs $69,300 in Superior).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Superior
Population	478	1,833
Median age	58.4 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,408	$61,852
Median home value	$72,900	$69,300
Median gross rent	$620	$613
Housing units	312	989
Homeownership rate	89.0%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Superior
Population	467 → 478 (+2.4%)	1,979 → 1,833 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$47,583 → $54,408 (+14.3%)	$39,408 → $61,852 (+57.0%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $72,900 (+66.4%)	$59,700 → $69,300 (+16.1%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $620 (+27.0%)	$470 → $613 (+30.4%)

Nelson

Population

467478

Median household income

$47,583$54,408

Median home value

$43,800$72,900

Median gross rent

$488$620

Superior

Population

1,9791,833

Median household income

$39,408$61,852

Median home value

$59,700$69,300

Median gross rent

$470$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Superior
Under 5	2.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	9.6%	12.3%
18 to 24	10.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	7.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	6.3%	9.3%
55 to 64	28.9%	16.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	13.5%
75 and over	14.9%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Superior
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	Superior
No high school diploma	9.4%	13.4%
High school graduate	39.1%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Superior
Drove alone	77.2%	68.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	25.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	0.6%
Other means	1.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	Superior
1-unit, detached	97.8%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Nelson	Superior
Poverty rate	7.8%	6.6%
Average household size	1.94	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1942	1947