Nelliston is a city of 707 people in New York. At a median age of 60.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 54% less than in New York as a whole. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $74,200. 26.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,219, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 60.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 5%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Nelliston
What changed most since 1990
Median age39.4 → 60.6(+21.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate7.7% → 26.7%(+19.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$102,723 → $74,200(−28%)US over the same years: +67%
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)59%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15.4%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 39 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
Nelliston, decade by decade
Nelliston 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
1990
575
$51,001
$102,723
6.7%
2.2
2000
622
$57,462
$78,149
5.9%
7.1
2010
596
$55,745
$105,447
7.1%
11.0
2020
555
$45,704
$72,116
17.5%
14.3
2024
707
$39,219
$74,200
18.0%
26.7
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.
