COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melia vs Chalco
PLACE A
Melia, Nebraska
VS
PLACE B
Chalco, Nebraska
Melia is 100% smaller than Chalco. Melia earns more, with a median household income $121,828 higher.
MELIACHALCODIFFERENCE
Total population2210,595−100% vs Chalco
Population density153,942−3,926
Population growth–0.6%–
Median age84.534.4+50.1
Male36.4%51.8%−15.4 pts
Female63.6%48.2%+15.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%84.3%+15.7 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.6%−9.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Median household income$207,500$85,672+$121,828
Per capita income$38,636$42,617−$3,981
Poverty rate50.0%4.8%+45.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.346+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%37.0%−26.5 pts
Graduate degree5.3%9.1%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation10.5%80.2%−69.6 pts
Median home value$625,000$238,600+$386,400
Median gross rent–$1,195–
Owner-occupied100.0%68.5%+31.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%0.0%Even
Rent-burdened households–50.3%–
Average commute29.320.1+9.2
Worked from home0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024