McGrew vs Melbeta

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

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

Melbeta has the higher population (149 vs 77 in McGrew). Melbeta has the higher median household income ($47,083 vs $35,750 in McGrew). Melbeta has the higher median home value ($70,000 vs $68,600 in McGrew).

Population, income & housing

	McGrew	Melbeta
Population	77	149
Median age	53.8 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$35,750	$47,083
Median home value	$68,600	$70,000
Median gross rent	—	$738
Housing units	51	68
Homeownership rate	93.0%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGrew	Melbeta
Population	102 → 77 (-24.5%)	144 → 149 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $35,750 (+4.0%)	$53,365 → $47,083 (-11.8%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $68,600 (+0.4%)	$88,800 → $70,000 (-21.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$700 → $738 (+5.4%)

McGrew

Population

10277

Median household income

$34,375$35,750

Median home value

$68,300$68,600

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)

	McGrew	Melbeta
Under 5	5.2%	4.0%
5 to 17	7.8%	14.8%
18 to 24	2.6%	2.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	18.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	6.0%
55 to 64	7.8%	20.1%
65 to 74	27.3%	20.8%
75 and over	13.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGrew	Melbeta
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	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	22.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	26.0%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGrew	Melbeta
No high school diploma	27.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	36.9%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGrew	Melbeta
Drove alone	71.4%	61.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.3%	38.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGrew	Melbeta
1-unit, detached	74.5%	92.6%
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	25.5%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	McGrew	Melbeta
Poverty rate	13.0%	15.4%
Average household size	1.79	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	31	14
Median year structure built	1938	1945