Moving to Nelson, Wisconsin
Population: 586. Estimated population in July 2024: 608 (+3.8% change)
Males: 313 (53.4%), Females: 273 (46.6%)
Buffalo County
Zip code: 54756
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $44,063
Median house value: $73,300
Population by Race
Races in Nelson:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Chinese (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (48.5%), Norwegian (25.4%), Irish (8.7%), English (6.1%), Swiss (5.1%), French (3.1%).
Elevation: 690 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Nelson
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Nelson town
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 66.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 5.7%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+3.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Nelson:
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WABASHA, MN)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DURAND, WI)
- LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER MAYO HEALTH (about 20 miles; LAKE CITY, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nelson:
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 47 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 65 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Abbreviation: LSE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Nelson:
- WINONA MUNI-MAX CONRAD FLD (about 33 miles; WINONA, MN; Abbreviation: ONA)
- MENOMONIE MUNICIPAL-SCORE FIELD (about 34 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Abbreviation: W11)
- RED WING RGNL (about 35 miles; RED WING, MN; Abbreviation: RGK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nelson:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 32 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 37 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,969)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,368)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 44 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 52 miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)