Moving to Nelson, Missouri
Population: 212. Estimated population in July 2024: 209 (-1.4% change)
Males: 105 (49.5%), Females: 107 (50.5%)
Saline County
Zip code: 65347
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $28,214
Median house value: $20,500
Population by Race
Races in Nelson:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Black (6.1%)
Ancestries: United States (26.9%), German (15.6%), Irish (13.2%), English (5.2%), French (2.4%), Italian (2.4%).
Elevation: 675 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Nelson
- High school or higher: 68.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Nelson city
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 2.3%
- Divorced: 14.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+17.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Nelson:
- JOHN FITZGIBBON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MO)
- COOPER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; BOONVILLE, MO)
- BOTHWELL REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 26 miles; SEDALIA, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nelson:
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 58 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 68 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 72 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nelson:
- MARSHALL MEML MUNI (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MO; Abbreviation: MHL)
- SLATER MEMORIAL (about 16 miles; SLATER, MO; Abbreviation: 9K5)
- SEDALIA MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; SEDALIA, MO; Abbreviation: DMO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nelson:
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 65 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 65 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)