Nelson vs Waumandee

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

Nelson and Waumandee 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 62 in Waumandee). Waumandee has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $65,625 in Nelson). Waumandee has the higher median home value ($175,000 vs $154,200 in Nelson).

Population, income & housing

	Nelson	Waumandee
Population	351	62
Median age	41.5 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,625	$69,375
Median home value	$154,200	$175,000
Median gross rent	$786	—
Housing units	161	32
Homeownership rate	62.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nelson	Waumandee
Population	340 → 351 (+3.2%)	83 → 62 (-25.3%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $65,625 (+25.0%)	$68,750 → $69,375 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$123,000 → $154,200 (+25.4%)	$107,100 → $175,000 (+63.4%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $786 (+35.3%)	$1,042 → $1,042 (+0.0%)

Nelson

Population

340351

Median household income

$52,500$65,625

Median home value

$123,000$154,200

Median gross rent

$581$786

Waumandee

Population

8362

Median household income

$68,750$69,375

Median home value

$107,100$175,000

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nelson	Waumandee
Under 5	10.3%	16.1%
5 to 17	16.0%	12.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	1.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.7%
35 to 44	7.7%	24.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	3.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	8.1%
65 to 74	19.1%	9.7%
75 and over	10.5%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nelson	Waumandee
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.3%	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	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nelson	Waumandee
No high school diploma	5.1%	2.3%
High school graduate	37.4%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nelson	Waumandee
Drove alone	80.1%	79.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.8%	20.6%
Bicycle	3.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nelson	Waumandee
1-unit, detached	78.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Nelson	Waumandee
Poverty rate	11.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1972	1938