Cal-Nev-Ari vs Nelson

A side-by-side comparison of Cal-Nev-Ari and Nelson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cal-Nev-Ari has the higher population (230 vs 29 in Nelson). Nelson has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $33,594 in Cal-Nev-Ari). Since 2019, Cal-Nev-Ari's population has grown faster (+107.2% vs -14.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Cal-Nev-Ari	Nelson
Population	230	29
Median age	66.4 yrs	68.2 yrs
Median household income	$33,594	$48,750
Median home value	$66,700	—
Median gross rent	$835	—
Housing units	188	58
Homeownership rate	62.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	61.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cal-Nev-Ari	Nelson
Population	111 → 230 (+107.2%)	34 → 29 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$33,500 → $33,594 (+0.3%)	$39,464 → $48,750 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $66,700 (-7.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$681 → $835 (+22.6%)	—

Cal-Nev-Ari

Population

111230

Median household income

$33,500$33,594

Median home value

$72,300$66,700

Median gross rent

$681$835

Nelson

Population

3429

Median household income

$39,464$48,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cal-Nev-Ari	Nelson
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	15.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	44.8%
65 to 74	27.8%	27.6%
75 and over	30.9%	27.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cal-Nev-Ari	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	25.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cal-Nev-Ari	Nelson
No high school diploma	23.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.6%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cal-Nev-Ari	Nelson
Drove alone	0.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	100.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cal-Nev-Ari	Nelson
1-unit, detached	20.2%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	79.8%	39.7%

Poverty & households

	Cal-Nev-Ari	Nelson
Poverty rate	47.8%	27.6%
Average household size	1.76	—
Median year structure built	1980	1980