Melia vs Richfield

A side-by-side comparison of Melia and Richfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Melia and Richfield are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melia has the higher population (43 vs 37 in Richfield). Since 2019, Richfield's population has grown faster (+76.2% vs -64.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Melia	Richfield
Population	43	37
Median age	41.3 yrs	28.6 yrs
Housing units	16	19
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melia	Richfield
Population	120 → 43 (-64.2%)	21 → 37 (+76.2%)
Median household income	$132,292 → $207,500 (+56.8%)	—
Median home value	$507,400 → $625,000 (+23.2%)	—

Melia

Population

12043

Median household income

$132,292$207,500

Median home value

$507,400$625,000

Richfield

Population

2137

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melia	Richfield
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	34.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	32.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	29.7%
35 to 44	25.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	37.8%
75 and over	39.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melia	Richfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	70.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	29.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melia	Richfield
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.9%	56.0%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	44.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melia	Richfield
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melia	Richfield
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Melia	Richfield
Poverty rate	25.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.69	1.95
Median year structure built	1977	—