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Melba, ID

624 Population
0.5 square miles 1,364.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31 ±10.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 37.4 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Idaho: 37.1 ±0.1

Economics

$23,100 ±$4,003 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $41,793 ±$718
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Idaho: $37,169 ±$397
$53,500 ±$17,306 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $82,694 ±$1,233
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Idaho: $74,636 ±$877

19.6% ±14.9% (121  ±100) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 9.2% 70,631 (±0.4% / ±3,062)
  • nearly double the rate in Idaho: 10.6% 196,060 (±0.3% / ±5,607)

30.8 minutes ±2.7 (8,590  ±3,436) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 22.9 7,544,790 (±0.3 / ±128,228)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Idaho: 21.6 16,746,260 (±0.2 / ±183,291)

Families

224 ±66 Number of households
  • the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 294,742 ±965
  • Idaho: 693,821 ±2,298
2.8 ±0.4 (624  ±204) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 2.6 772,537 (±0 / ±260)
  • a little higher than the figure in Idaho: 2.7 1,843,764

3.3% ±2.3% (6  ±5) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 4.7% 8,772 (±0.4% / ±705)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Idaho: 5.4% 23,768 (±0.3% / ±1,247)

Housing

239 ±68 Number of housing units
  • the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 308,834 ±154
  • Idaho: 776,683 ±221

$306,000 ±$34,803 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: $434,400 ±$4,208
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Idaho: $376,000 ±$2,962

7.6% ±4.1% (47  ±29.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 16.1% 126,387 (±0.6% / ±4,602.5)
  • about half the rate in Idaho: 15.6% 292,462 (±0.4% / ±7,114.3)

Social

77.9% ±29.3% (264  ±69.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 92.5% 491,912 (±1.1% / ±5,670.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Idaho: 91.7% 1,140,749 (±0.7% / ±8,317.9)
8.3% ±9% (28  ±31.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 36.6% 194,615 (±0.7% / ±3,588.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Idaho: 31.2% 388,032 (±0.4% / ±5,061.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

19.9% ±15.7% (124  ±106) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 6.6% 52,436
  • more than double the rate in Idaho: 5.7% 108,586

3.2% ±2.8% (13  ±12) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Boise City, ID Metro Area: 8.4% 50,561 (±0.3% / ±1,624)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Idaho: 8.3% 117,609 (±0.2% / ±2,500)
13 Total veterans ±12 10 Male ±12 3 Female ±4

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