Cochrane vs Nelson

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

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

Cochrane has the higher population (467 vs 351 in Nelson). Cochrane has the higher median household income ($87,813 vs $65,625 in Nelson). Nelson has the higher median home value ($154,200 vs $131,300 in Cochrane).

Population, income & housing

	Cochrane	Nelson
Population	467	351
Median age	35.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,813	$65,625
Median home value	$131,300	$154,200
Median gross rent	$727	$786
Housing units	222	161
Homeownership rate	76.5%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cochrane	Nelson
Population	392 → 467 (+19.1%)	340 → 351 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$63,125 → $87,813 (+39.1%)	$52,500 → $65,625 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $131,300 (+19.8%)	$123,000 → $154,200 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$394 → $727 (+84.5%)	$581 → $786 (+35.3%)

Cochrane

Population

392467

Median household income

$63,125$87,813

Median home value

$109,600$131,300

Median gross rent

$394$727

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)

	Cochrane	Nelson
Under 5	7.3%	10.3%
5 to 17	19.7%	16.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	10.5%
35 to 44	19.1%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	8.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	19.1%
75 and over	4.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cochrane	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	93.2%
Black or African American	4.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cochrane	Nelson
No high school diploma	2.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	39.1%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	47.4%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cochrane	Nelson
Drove alone	77.9%	80.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	8.4%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cochrane	Nelson
1-unit, detached	85.6%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Cochrane	Nelson
Poverty rate	4.8%	11.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1952	1972