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Nelson, MO

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Overview


Nelson is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 149 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.

Occupations and Workforce

Nelson is a blue-collar town, with 62.50% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. 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%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Nelson’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Nelson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Nelson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Nelson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Nelson may be for you.

One downside of living in Nelson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 39.02 minutes every day commuting to work.

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.

As is often the case in a small city, Nelson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Nelson has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.08% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.

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.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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.

Real Estate

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.

People

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 8.5% 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.

The Neighbors

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.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

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.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.8% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. 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.


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