Nelson, WI Population

Overview

328

Total Population

46.0

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

85.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Nelson's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Nelson is 46.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nelson's population under 18 was 23.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nelson's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nelson, 18.60% were under the age of 15, 18.29% aged 15 to 29, 35.67% aged 30 to 64, 25.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Nelson:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Nelson, WI.
The Nelson, WI gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 20.

Nelson's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Nelson population: 97.26% are White, 2.13% are some other race and 0.61% are multiracial.
Nelson's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 32 (97.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nelson is White with a population of 319 (97.26% of the total population).

Nelson's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 400 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Nelson's population decreased by 27 (6.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nelson's population decreased by 53 (14.21%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Nelson's population was lowest in year 2021 at 319.