
New York · Census place 49781
Nelsonville, NY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Nelsonville, New York (Nelsonville, NY — Census place “Nelsonville village”) is 714 residents, ranking #938 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $133,125, the median home is worth $577,200 and median gross rent runs $1,855 a month. Looking for the Nelsonville New York ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Nelsonville, NY: 10516.
- Population
- 714Nelsonville village residents
- Median household income
- $133,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $577,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,855Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.4%Owner-occupied households
Nelsonville ZIP codes (New York)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Nelsonville.
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What the numbers mean in Nelsonville village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nelsonville village median would spend about 16.7% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.5% of residents and 72.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Nelsonville village, NY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Nelsonville village is a very small community in New York, with 714 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #938 of 1,292 ranked by population — larger than 27% of them. The median age here is 41.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. 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 Nelsonville village earn a median of $133,125 a year, 69.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 45% above the $91,806 median for the 847 New York cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3.5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Nelsonville village is valued at $577,200, 90.2% above the national figure and 83% above the $315,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,855 a month, 31.9% above the national figure, or roughly $22,260 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 72.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
With 714 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Nelsonville village 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 Nelsonville village?
- Nelsonville village has 714 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #938 of 1,292 in New York.
- What is the median household income in Nelsonville village?
- Median household income in Nelsonville village is $133,125 a year, 69.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Nelsonville village?
- Median gross rent is $1,855 a month and the median home value is $577,200, so rent absorbs about 16.7% of median household income.
- Is Nelsonville village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Nelsonville village is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Nelsonville village 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.