Melbeta, NE

Census Place

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2024 Population
146
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
55.8
13% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.3%
33.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$47,000
0.176% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$90,000
28.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
78
11.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Melbeta, NE reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Melbeta, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Melbeta, NE was $90,000, and the homeownership rate was 81.3%.

Most people in Melbeta, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16 minutes. The average car ownership in Melbeta, NE was 5 cars per household.

United StatesNebraskaScotts Bluff County, NEScottsbluff, NENorth Central & Northwest Nebraska PUMA, NE

Population & Diversity

Melbeta, NE is home to a population of 146 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.3% of Melbeta, NE residents were born outside of the country (15 people).

In 2024, there were 7.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (115 people) in Melbeta, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 15 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Melbeta, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Melbeta, NE was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Melbeta, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    115 ± 51
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    15 ± 28
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    15 ± 24
20.5%
Hispanic Population
30 people

In 2024, there were 7.67 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (115 people) in Melbeta, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 15 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

20.5% of the people in Melbeta, NE are hispanic (30 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Melbeta, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
15 people
4.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
7 people

As of 2024, 10.3% of Melbeta, NE residents (15 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Melbeta, NE was 4.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)
Most Common Service Period
2 ± 14

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Economy

The economy of Melbeta, NE employs 78 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Melbeta, NE were Health Care & Social Assistance (14 people), Transportation & Warehousing (12 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (10 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,708), Transportation & Warehousing ($35,000), and Retail Trade ($26,875).

Employment

Occupations

78
2024 Value
± 67
11.4%
1 Year growth
± 114%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Melbeta, NE grew at a rate of 11.4%, from 70 employees to 78 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Melbeta, NE, are Transportation Occupations (20 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (10 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (9 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Melbeta, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

78
2024 Value
± 67
11.4%
1 Year growth
± 114%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Melbeta, NE grew at a rate of 11.4%, from 70 employees to 78 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Melbeta, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (14 people), Transportation & Warehousing (12 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (10 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Melbeta, NE, though some of these residents may live in Melbeta, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,917
Median earning men ± $18,887
$17,308
Median earning women ± $16,310

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($26,875) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($9,688).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.87%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nebraska.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Melbeta, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Melbeta, NE was $90,000 in 2024, which is 0.271 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $70,000 to $90,000, a 28.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Melbeta, NE is 81.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Melbeta, NE have an average commute time of 16 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Melbeta, NE is higher than the national average, with an average of 5 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$90,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$69,158
$52
Median Property Taxes
±$31

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Melbeta, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Melbeta, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

81.3%
Homeownership
2024
57.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 81.3% of the housing units in Melbeta, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$47,000
Median Household Income
± $36,769
64
Number of Households
± 36

In 2024, the median household income of the 64 households in Melbeta, NE declined from $47,000 from the previous year's value of $47,083.

The following chart displays the households in Melbeta, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Melbeta, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (52.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (47.4%)

In 2024, 52.6% of workers in Melbeta, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (47.4%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

16 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Melbeta, NE have a shorter commute time (16 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Melbeta, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

5 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Melbeta, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Melbeta, NE have 5 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Melbeta, NE (15 out of 146 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Melbeta, NE is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

88.4% of the population of Melbeta, NE has health coverage, with 32.2% on employee plans, 10.3% on Medicaid, 40.4% on Medicare, 5.48% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nebraska see 1,343 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,343 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1217 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 294 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.7% were men and 60.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.7% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 39.7% were men and 60.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

11.6%
Uninsured
32.2%
Employer Coverage
10.3%
Medicaid
40.4%
Medicare
5.48%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Melbeta, NE grew by 2.05% from 11.4% to 11.6%.

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