Nelson

Population: 478
Median household income: $54,408
Median home value: $72,900

Nelson, a community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, has 478 residents. At $54,408, its median household income sits below Nuckolls County's $70,201.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nelson's population grew 2.4% from 467 to 478, while its median home value rose 66.4% from $43,800 to $72,900.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 28.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 83.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 478
Median age: 58.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,408
Median home value: $72,900
Median gross rent: $620
Housing units: 312
Homeownership rate: 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

467478

Median household income

$47,583$54,408

Median home value

$43,800$72,900

Median gross rent

$488$620

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	467	$47,583	$43,800	$488
2020	426	$52,569	$49,500	$567
2021	418	$55,125	$57,000	$573
2022	409	$55,833	$57,700	$616
2023	478	$54,408	$72,900	$620

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 546.3%

55 to 6428.9%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over14.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	2.1%
5 to 17	46	9.6%
18 to 24	49	10.3%
25 to 34	39	8.2%
35 to 44	38	7.9%
45 to 54	30	6.3%
55 to 64	138	28.9%
65 to 74	57	11.9%
75 and over	71	14.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	398	83.3%
Black or African American	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	9.4%
High school graduate	146	39.1%
Some college or associate's	122	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	54	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	77.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	9.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	12.0%
Other means	4	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	45.3%
15 to 29 min	47	22.2%
30 to 44 min	37	17.5%
45 to 59 min	11	5.2%
60+ min	21	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 7.8% (37 of 475)

	Count	Share
Family households	140	57.1%
Nonfamily households	105	42.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	245	78.5%
Vacant	67	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	218	89.0%
Renter-occupied	27	11.0%

1-unit, detached97.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	305	97.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.0%
5 to 19 units	4	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3133880
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2012, -98.0686