COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melba vs Nampa
PLACE A
Melba, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Nampa, Idaho
Melba is 99% smaller than Nampa. Nampa earns more, with a median household income $28,529 higher. Nampa has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 12%).
MELBANAMPADIFFERENCE
Total population630120,384−99% vs Nampa
Population density1,3793,462−2,083
Population growth11.5%22.9%−11.4 pts
Median age29.433.9−4.5
Male48.3%49.6%−1.3 pts
Female51.7%50.4%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born13.1%8.4%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.2%67.3%+7.9 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.0%25.4%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other0.8%5.5%−4.6 pts
Median household income$45,750$74,279−$28,529
Per capita income$24,428$32,417−$7,989
Poverty rate13.9%11.5%+2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.381Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%23.4%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree0.6%6.8%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%3.1%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation63.0%66.3%−3.4 pts
Median home value$301,200$370,800−$69,600
Median gross rent$1,067$1,420−$353
Owner-occupied87.0%70.2%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%3.4%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households79.3%48.0%+31.3 pts
Average commute29.924.4+5.5
Worked from home14.2%12.5%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured23.0%10.6%+12.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025