Nelson

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  1. Nelson Legal Resources
  2. Nelson Statistics
  3. Nelson Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Nelson Employment Information
  5. Nelson Family Information
  6. Nelson Education Information
  7. Nelson Public Benefits Information
  8. Nelson Criminal Information
  9. Nelson Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Nelson Zip Codes


Nelson Legal Resources Back to top

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Nelson Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,944
  • Land Area (2000): 203.556 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.313 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 4,817
Nelson Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 325 3.62%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 105 1.17%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 8,547 95.21%

Nelson Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nelson Employment Information Back to top
Nelson Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 519 22.37%
2. Public Administration 162 6.98%
3. Educational Services 127 5.47%
4. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 81 3.49%
5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 75 3.23%
6. Truck Transportation 74 3.19%
7. Finance and Insurance 73 3.15%
8. Utilities 71 3.06%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 63 2.72%
10. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 61 2.63%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 60 2.59%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 56 2.41%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 55 2.37%
14. Accommodation and Food Services 54 2.33%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 49 2.11%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 48 2.07%
17. Mining 48 2.07%
18. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 45 1.94%
19. Repair and Maintenance 43 1.85%
20. Food Manufacturing 38 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 216 11.64%
2. Health Care 168 9.05%
3. Finance and Insurance 161 8.67%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 109 5.87%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 103 5.55%
6. Public Administration 95 5.12%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 84 4.53%
8. Department and Other General Stores 78 4.20%
9. Social Assistance 62 3.34%
10. Construction 56 3.02%
11. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 56 3.02%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 42 2.26%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 42 2.26%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 41 2.21%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 37 1.99%
16. U.S. Postal Service 34 1.83%
17. Food Manufacturing 30 1.62%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 28 1.51%
19. Air Transportation 28 1.51%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 28 1.51%

Nelson Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 155 6.68%
2. Other Management Occupations 125 5.39%
3. Other Construction Trades 118 5.09%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 115 4.96%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 111 4.78%
6. Other Production Occupations 96 4.14%
7. Top Executives 88 3.79%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 78 3.36%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 78 3.36%
10. Carpenters 74 3.19%
11. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 69 2.97%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 68 2.93%
13. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 67 2.89%
14. Construction Laborers 61 2.63%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 58 2.50%
16. Vehicle Mechanics 56 2.41%
17. Life and Physical Scientists 51 2.20%
18. Other Financial Specialists 49 2.11%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 44 1.90%
20. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 43 1.85%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 129 6.95%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 113 6.09%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 107 5.77%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 98 5.28%
5. Other Production Occupations 85 4.58%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 78 4.20%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 72 3.88%
8. Cashiers 61 3.29%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 58 3.12%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 55 2.96%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 55 2.96%
12. Other Management Occupations 52 2.80%
13. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 51 2.75%
14. Registered Nurses 49 2.64%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 48 2.59%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 47 2.53%
17. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 43 2.32%
18. Customer Service Representatives 34 1.83%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 33 1.78%
20. Business Operations Specialists 32 1.72%

Nelson Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,997 54.89%
15-35 hours 617 8.47%
1-14 hours 173 2.38%
No regular hours 2,495 34.26%

Nelson Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 168 4.17%
5 AM-5:29 AM 276 6.86%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 272 6.76%
6 AM-6:29 AM 383 9.52%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 471 11.70%
7 AM-7:29 AM 690 17.15%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 658 16.35%
8 AM-8:29 AM 392 9.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 148 3.68%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 159 3.95%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 55 1.37%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 20 0.50%
Noon-3:59 PM 177 4.40%
4 PM-11:59 PM 155 3.85%

Nelson Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 100 2.49%
5-9 293 7.28%
10-14 495 12.30%
15-19 363 9.02%
20-24 403 10.01%
25-29 125 3.11%
30-34 500 12.43%
35-39 129 3.21%
40-44 195 4.85%
45-59 521 12.95%
60-89 632 15.71%
At least 90 268 6.66%

Nelson Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 14 0.35% 1,765 43.86%
30-44 0 0.00% 824 20.48%
45-59 10 0.25% 511 12.70%
At least 60 13 0.32% 887 22.04%

Nelson Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 5 0.12%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 655 15.89%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,237 78.53%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 2 0.05%
Color 4 Box Other 34 0.82%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 37 0.90%
Color 6 Box Walked 54 1.31%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 98 2.38%

Nelson Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nelson Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,670 (8,977 people)
Families (2000): 2,912 (8,081 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,037
People at same address in 1995: 4,767
Nelson Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 289 7.87%
$10,000-$14,999 209 5.69%
$15,000-$19,999 216 5.89%
$20,000-$24,999 225 6.13%
$25,000-$29,999 214 5.83%
$30,000-$34,999 263 7.17%
$35,000-$39,999 253 6.89%
$40,000-$44,999 255 6.95%
$45,000-$49,999 119 3.24%
$50,000-$59,999 484 13.19%
$60,000-$74,999 397 10.82%
$75,000-$99,999 352 9.59%
$100,000-$124,999 158 4.31%
$125,000-$149,999 109 2.97%
$150,000-$199,999 89 2.43%
$200,000 or more 38 1.04%

Nelson Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 672 18.48%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,576 43.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 107 2.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 607 16.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 7 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 409 11.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 171 4.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 53 1.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 31 0.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Nelson Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,902 29.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,291 12.95%
Public Assistance 73 0.73%
Retirement 785 7.87%
Self Employment 486 4.87%
Social Security 1,203 12.06%
Supplemental Security 97 0.97%
Wage / Salary 2,770 27.78%
Other 365 3.66%

Nelson Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,767 69.73%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 767 30.27%

Nelson Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 306 8.56%
Color 1 Box Married 2,683 75.03%
Color 2 Box Never Married 509 14.23%
Color 3 Box Widowed 78 2.18%

Nelson Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 336 8.87%
Color 1 Box Married 2,712 71.63%
Color 2 Box Never Married 380 10.04%
Color 3 Box Widowed 358 9.46%

Nelson Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nelson Education Information Back to top
Nelson Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 596 8.41%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,277 18.01%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,968 27.76%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,372 19.35%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 237 3.34%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,013 14.29%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 627 8.84%

Nelson Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 121 1.35% 2 0.02% 123 1.38%
Kindergarten 143 1.60% 3 0.03% 146 1.63%
Grades 1-4 408 4.56% 20 0.22% 428 4.79%
Grades 5-8 420 4.70% 40 0.45% 460 5.14%
Grades 9-12 304 3.40% 13 0.15% 317 3.54%
Undergrad college 114 1.27% 9 0.10% 123 1.38%
Graduate or professional school 14 0.16% 12 0.13% 26 0.29%
Total 1,524 17.04% 99 1.11% 1,623 18.15%

Nelson Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nelson Public Benefits Information Back to top
Nelson Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 8,098 90.31%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 869 9.69%

Nelson Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nelson Criminal Information Back to top
Nelson Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 1
2005 0 0
2006 0 1
2007 0 0

Nelson Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nelson Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Nelson Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 982 10.98%
10-19 Years 1,066 11.92%
20-29 Years 843 9.43%
30-39 Years 1,250 13.98%
40-49 Years 1,310 14.65%
50-59 Years 1,384 15.47%
60-69 Years 1,250 13.98%
70-79 Years 671 7.50%
80-89 Years 170 1.90%
90+ Years 18 0.20%

Nelson Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,436 49.60%
Color 1 Box Female 4,508 50.40%

Nelson Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 8,581 95.94%
Color 1 Box African-American 182 2.03%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 75 0.84%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 50 0.56%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 30 0.34%
Color 2 Box Asian 19 0.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.02%

Nelson Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 2,306 33.85%
2. Irish 1,114 16.35%
3. English 1,068 15.68%
4. German 778 11.42%
5. Scotch Irish 334 4.90%
6. French Non-Basque 237 3.48%
7. Scottish 174 2.55%
8. Italian 165 2.42%
9. Dutch 90 1.32%
10. Polish 65 0.95%

Nelson Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,183 96.41%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 158 1.86%
3. French 76 0.90%
4. Other Indic 30 0.35%
5. German 20 0.24%
6. Italian 9 0.11%
7. Greek 8 0.09%
8. African 4 0.05%

Nelson Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,776 97.76%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 76 0.85%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 125 1.39%

Nelson Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Nelson Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Nelson Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
30151