Lyman vs Melbeta

A side-by-side comparison of Lyman and Melbeta: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lyman has the higher population (366 vs 149 in Melbeta). Lyman has the higher median household income ($52,621 vs $47,083 in Melbeta). Melbeta has the higher median home value ($70,000 vs $59,100 in Lyman).

Population, income & housing

	Lyman	Melbeta
Population	366	149
Median age	54.4 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,621	$47,083
Median home value	$59,100	$70,000
Median gross rent	$792	$738
Housing units	231	68
Homeownership rate	69.9%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyman	Melbeta
Population	379 → 366 (-3.4%)	144 → 149 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $52,621 (+7.0%)	$53,365 → $47,083 (-11.8%)
Median home value	$40,700 → $59,100 (+45.2%)	$88,800 → $70,000 (-21.2%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $792 (+20.0%)	$700 → $738 (+5.4%)

Lyman

Population

379366

Median household income

$49,167$52,621

Median home value

$40,700$59,100

Median gross rent

$660$792

Melbeta

Population

144149

Median household income

$53,365$47,083

Median home value

$88,800$70,000

Median gross rent

$700$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lyman	Melbeta
Under 5	0.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	2.7%
25 to 34	10.4%	18.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	8.7%
45 to 54	16.4%	6.0%
55 to 64	8.7%	20.1%
65 to 74	18.0%	20.8%
75 and over	18.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyman	Melbeta
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
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	1.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	53.3%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyman	Melbeta
No high school diploma	25.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	48.2%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyman	Melbeta
Drove alone	63.8%	61.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	19.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	38.6%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyman	Melbeta
1-unit, detached	78.4%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	14.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Lyman	Melbeta
Poverty rate	21.0%	15.4%
Average household size	1.75	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	13	14
Median year structure built	1946	1945