Melbeta vs Minatare

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

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

Minatare has the higher population (731 vs 149 in Melbeta). Melbeta has the higher median household income ($47,083 vs $45,938 in Minatare). Minatare has the higher median home value ($76,100 vs $70,000 in Melbeta).

Population, income & housing

	Melbeta	Minatare
Population	149	731
Median age	49.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,083	$45,938
Median home value	$70,000	$76,100
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	68	350
Homeownership rate	81.8%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	18.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melbeta	Minatare
Population	144 → 149 (+3.5%)	896 → 731 (-18.4%)
Median household income	$53,365 → $47,083 (-11.8%)	$42,938 → $45,938 (+7.0%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $70,000 (-21.2%)	$60,100 → $76,100 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $738 (+5.4%)	$625 → $541 (-13.4%)

Melbeta

Population

144149

Median household income

$53,365$47,083

Median home value

$88,800$70,000

Median gross rent

$700$738

Minatare

Population

896731

Median household income

$42,938$45,938

Median home value

$60,100$76,100

Median gross rent

$625$541

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melbeta	Minatare
Under 5	4.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	11.8%
18 to 24	2.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	18.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	14.0%
45 to 54	6.0%	19.2%
55 to 64	20.1%	9.7%
65 to 74	20.8%	4.4%
75 and over	4.7%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melbeta	Minatare
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	59.8%
Black or African American	2.0%	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	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	40.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melbeta	Minatare
No high school diploma	6.0%	19.8%
High school graduate	44.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melbeta	Minatare
Drove alone	61.4%	86.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.6%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melbeta	Minatare
1-unit, detached	92.6%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Melbeta	Minatare
Poverty rate	15.4%	20.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1945	1965