Nelson is a city of 519 people in Arizona. The median age is 19.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. Since 2023 the city has risen by half, up 203 people. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. People stay put here: 70% were in the same home a year ago.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 20 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Nelson, decade by decade
Nelson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2010
259
$119,009
$123,717
15.8%
56.8
2020
249
$56,946
$103,266
7.1%
63.9
2024
519
–
$96,000
18.5%
58.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
