Melia vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (1,620 vs 43 in Melia). Since 2019, Springfield's population has grown faster (+10.5% vs -64.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Melia	Springfield
Population	43	1,620
Median age	41.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$92,153
Median home value	—	$237,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,137
Housing units	16	626
Homeownership rate	100.0%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melia	Springfield
Population	120 → 43 (-64.2%)	1,466 → 1,620 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$132,292 → $207,500 (+56.8%)	$72,679 → $92,153 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$507,400 → $625,000 (+23.2%)	$149,900 → $237,300 (+58.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$907 → $1,137 (+25.4%)

Melia

Population

12043

Median household income

$132,292$207,500

Median home value

$507,400$625,000

Springfield

Population

1,4661,620

Median household income

$72,679$92,153

Median home value

$149,900$237,300

Median gross rent

$907$1,137

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melia	Springfield
Under 5	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	34.9%	22.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	25.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.3%
75 and over	39.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melia	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melia	Springfield
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	17.9%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melia	Springfield
Drove alone	100.0%	84.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melia	Springfield
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Melia	Springfield
Poverty rate	25.6%	4.6%
Average household size	2.69	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1977	1975