COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melbeta vs Scottsbluff
PLACE A
Melbeta, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Melbeta is 99% smaller than Scottsbluff. Scottsbluff earns more, with a median household income $9,359 higher.
MELBETASCOTTSBLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population10814,259−99% vs Scottsbluff
Population density1,9292,150−222
Population growth-3.6%-4.0%+0.4 pts
Median age55.838.8+17.0
Male39.7%46.6%−6.9 pts
Female60.3%53.4%+6.9 pts
Foreign-born10.3%4.1%+6.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%64.9%+13.9 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.5%30.7%−10.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.7%3.5%−2.8 pts
Median household income$47,000$56,359−$9,359
Per capita income$24,483$37,223−$12,740
Poverty rate10.3%15.4%−5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3210.488−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%26.3%−19.9 pts
Graduate degree2.4%9.6%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%2.6%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation64.1%65.2%−1.0 pts
Median home value$90,000$137,700−$47,700
Median gross rent$850$966−$116
Owner-occupied81.3%59.4%+21.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%7.0%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%50.9%+49.1 pts
Average commute16.012.5+3.5
Worked from home47.4%5.7%+41.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.6%8.9%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025