Alma vs Nelson

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

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

Alma has the higher population (792 vs 351 in Nelson). Nelson has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $56,284 in Alma). Alma has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $154,200 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Nelson
Population	792	351
Median age	55.0 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,284	$65,625
Median home value	$174,500	$154,200
Median gross rent	$763	$786
Housing units	528	161
Homeownership rate	65.1%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Nelson
Population	688 → 792 (+15.1%)	340 → 351 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$50,625 → $56,284 (+11.2%)	$52,500 → $65,625 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $174,500 (+34.1%)	$123,000 → $154,200 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $763 (+0.4%)	$581 → $786 (+35.3%)

Alma

Population

688792

Median household income

$50,625$56,284

Median home value

$130,100$174,500

Median gross rent

$760$763

Nelson

Population

340351

Median household income

$52,500$65,625

Median home value

$123,000$154,200

Median gross rent

$581$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Nelson
Under 5	2.8%	10.3%
5 to 17	7.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	7.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	7.4%	7.7%
45 to 54	18.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	22.5%	10.3%
65 to 74	13.0%	19.1%
75 and over	14.4%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	2.3%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Nelson
No high school diploma	9.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	34.4%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Nelson
Drove alone	77.3%	80.1%
Carpooled	3.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	10.6%	1.5%
Other means	2.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Nelson
1-unit, detached	65.5%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	10.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Nelson
Poverty rate	11.4%	11.6%
Average household size	1.86	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1960	1972