Melba vs Wilder

A side-by-side comparison of Melba and Wilder: population, income, housing, and more.

Melba and Wilder are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wilder has the higher population (1,690 vs 624 in Melba). Wilder has the higher median household income ($55,938 vs $53,500 in Melba). Melba has the higher median home value ($306,000 vs $215,600 in Wilder).

Population, income & housing

	Melba	Wilder
Population	624	1,690
Median age	31.0 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,500	$55,938
Median home value	$306,000	$215,600
Median gross rent	$993	$799
Housing units	239	563
Homeownership rate	87.5%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melba	Wilder
Population	576 → 624 (+8.3%)	1,770 → 1,690 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$39,306 → $53,500 (+36.1%)	$39,696 → $55,938 (+40.9%)
Median home value	$111,600 → $306,000 (+174.2%)	$84,300 → $215,600 (+155.8%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $993 (+8.6%)	$657 → $799 (+21.6%)

Melba

Population

576624

Median household income

$39,306$53,500

Median home value

$111,600$306,000

Median gross rent

$914$993

Wilder

Population

1,7701,690

Median household income

$39,696$55,938

Median home value

$84,300$215,600

Median gross rent

$657$799

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melba	Wilder
Under 5	7.7%	7.3%
5 to 17	25.2%	26.4%
18 to 24	12.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.8%	15.1%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.3%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.1%
75 and over	4.3%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melba	Wilder
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	31.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	33.0%	59.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melba	Wilder
No high school diploma	22.1%	30.1%
High school graduate	43.4%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melba	Wilder
Drove alone	77.2%	79.4%
Carpooled	11.4%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	2.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melba	Wilder
1-unit, detached	87.9%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Melba	Wilder
Poverty rate	19.5%	20.9%
Average household size	2.79	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1984	1987