Nelson is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 150 people and just one neighborhood, Nelson is the 528th largest community in Missouri. Nelson has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
When you are in Nelson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 62.50% of Nelson’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Nelson is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Nelson who work in office and administrative support (25.00%), food service (8.33%), and sales jobs (4.17%).
Overall, Nelson’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Nelson is worth considering.
In Nelson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.02 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Nelson is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Nelson isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small city, Nelson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Nelson ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.08% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Nelson in 2022 was $15,896, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,584 for a family of four. Nelson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 54.26% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Nelson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nelson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Nelson include German, Irish, English, French, and British.
The most common language spoken in Nelson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Mon-Khmer (Cambodian) and Pacific Island languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 97.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
The neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 7.6% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Missouri. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Nelson are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 59.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 65.6% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 46.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (13.6%), and 10.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Nelson, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (27.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (11.0%), and some of the residents are also of Dutch ancestry (2.6%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (1.8%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (48.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (88.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.