COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melbeta vs Gering
PLACE A
Melbeta, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Gering, Nebraska
Melbeta is 99% smaller than Gering. Gering earns more, with a median household income $28,093 higher.
MELBETAGERINGDIFFERENCE
Total population1088,535−99% vs Gering
Population density1,9291,538+391
Population growth-3.6%0.8%−4.3 pts
Median age55.835.8+20.0
Male39.7%49.8%−10.1 pts
Female60.3%50.2%+10.1 pts
Foreign-born10.3%5.5%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%68.7%+10.1 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.5%24.4%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.7%4.5%−3.9 pts
Median household income$47,000$75,093−$28,093
Per capita income$24,483$38,166−$13,683
Poverty rate10.3%12.4%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3210.412−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%32.6%−26.1 pts
Graduate degree2.4%12.0%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%0.6%+6.6 pts
Labor force participation64.1%65.3%−1.2 pts
Median home value$90,000$186,500−$96,500
Median gross rent$850$823+$27
Owner-occupied81.3%72.3%+9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%5.4%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%46.5%+53.5 pts
Average commute16.015.1+0.9
Worked from home47.4%3.0%+44.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.6%11.5%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025