Blue Diamond vs Nelson

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

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

Blue Diamond has the higher population (270 vs 29 in Nelson). Blue Diamond has the higher median household income ($85,227 vs $48,750 in Nelson). Since 2019, Nelson's population has grown faster (-14.7% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Diamond	Nelson
Population	270	29
Median age	52.3 yrs	68.2 yrs
Median household income	$85,227	$48,750
Median home value	$633,100	—
Housing units	143	58
Homeownership rate	75.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.5%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Diamond	Nelson
Population	326 → 270 (-17.2%)	34 → 29 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$75,515 → $85,227 (+12.9%)	$39,464 → $48,750 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$383,800 → $633,100 (+65.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,320 (+33.7%)	—

Blue Diamond

Population

326270

Median household income

$75,515$85,227

Median home value

$383,800$633,100

Median gross rent

$987$1,320

Nelson

Population

3429

Median household income

$39,464$48,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Diamond	Nelson
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	19.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	28.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	23.0%	44.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	27.6%
75 and over	6.7%	27.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Diamond	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Diamond	Nelson
No high school diploma	2.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	5.9%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	34.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Diamond	Nelson
Drove alone	76.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Diamond	Nelson
1-unit, detached	65.7%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	39.7%

Poverty & households

	Blue Diamond	Nelson
Poverty rate	9.3%	27.6%
Average household size	2.11	—
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1982	1980