What is the population of Nelson city?

Nelson city has 113 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #775 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Nelson city?

Median household income in Nelson city is $52,708 a year, 32.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Nelson city?

Median gross rent is $917 a month and the median home value is $156,700, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.

Is Nelson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Nelson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Nelson, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Nelson, Minnesota (Nelson, MN — Census place “Nelson city”) is 113 residents, ranking #775 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $52,708, the median home is worth $156,700 and median gross rent runs $917 a month. Looking for the Nelson Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Nelson, MN: 56355.

Population: 113Nelson city residents
Median household income: $52,708Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $156,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $917Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 47.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50.8%Owner-occupied households

Nelson ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Nelson.

The Nelson MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

56355

What the numbers mean in Nelson city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Nelson city median would spend about 20.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.3% of residents and 50.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Nelson city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Nelson city is a very small community in Minnesota, with 113 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #775 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 15% of them. The median age here is 47.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Nelson city earn a median of $52,708 a year, 32.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 30% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 13.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Nelson city is valued at $156,700, 48.4% below the national figure and 35% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $917 a month, 34.8% below the national figure, or roughly $11,004 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 113 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Nelson city against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Nelson city?: Nelson city has 113 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #775 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Nelson city?: Median household income in Nelson city is $52,708 a year, 32.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Nelson city?: Median gross rent is $917 a month and the median home value is $156,700, so rent absorbs about 20.9% of median household income.
Is Nelson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Nelson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Nelson city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.