Gilmanton vs Nelson

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

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

Nelson has the higher population (351 vs 138 in Gilmanton). Nelson has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $52,250 in Gilmanton). Gilmanton has the higher median home value ($205,900 vs $154,200 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Gilmanton	Nelson
Population	138	351
Median age	40.0 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,250	$65,625
Median home value	$205,900	$154,200
Median gross rent	$535	$786
Housing units	59	161
Homeownership rate	81.4%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gilmanton	Nelson
Population	136 → 138 (+1.5%)	340 → 351 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $52,250 (+10.0%)	$52,500 → $65,625 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $205,900 (+138.6%)	$123,000 → $154,200 (+25.4%)
Median gross rent	$870 → $535 (-38.5%)	$581 → $786 (+35.3%)

Gilmanton

Population

136138

Median household income

$47,500$52,250

Median home value

$86,300$205,900

Median gross rent

$870$535

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)

	Gilmanton	Nelson
Under 5	7.2%	10.3%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	1.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	7.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	23.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	19.1%
75 and over	4.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gilmanton	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gilmanton	Nelson
No high school diploma	1.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	72.3%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gilmanton	Nelson
Drove alone	78.7%	80.1%
Carpooled	2.7%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	18.7%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gilmanton	Nelson
1-unit, detached	96.6%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Gilmanton	Nelson
Poverty rate	2.2%	11.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1943	1972