Melbeta vs Mitchell

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

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

Mitchell has the higher population (1,804 vs 149 in Melbeta). Mitchell has the higher median household income ($50,250 vs $47,083 in Melbeta). Mitchell has the higher median home value ($114,900 vs $70,000 in Melbeta).

Population, income & housing

	Melbeta	Mitchell
Population	149	1,804
Median age	49.4 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$47,083	$50,250
Median home value	$70,000	$114,900
Median gross rent	$738	$1,019
Housing units	68	850
Homeownership rate	81.8%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melbeta	Mitchell
Population	144 → 149 (+3.5%)	1,795 → 1,804 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$53,365 → $47,083 (-11.8%)	$45,265 → $50,250 (+11.0%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $70,000 (-21.2%)	$94,900 → $114,900 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $738 (+5.4%)	$816 → $1,019 (+24.9%)

Melbeta

Population

144149

Median household income

$53,365$47,083

Median home value

$88,800$70,000

Median gross rent

$700$738

Mitchell

Population

1,7951,804

Median household income

$45,265$50,250

Median home value

$94,900$114,900

Median gross rent

$816$1,019

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melbeta	Mitchell
Under 5	4.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.8%	20.6%
18 to 24	2.7%	8.5%
25 to 34	18.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	6.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	20.8%	7.6%
75 and over	4.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melbeta	Mitchell
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	65.2%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melbeta	Mitchell
No high school diploma	6.0%	15.2%
High school graduate	44.4%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melbeta	Mitchell
Drove alone	61.4%	83.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.6%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melbeta	Mitchell
1-unit, detached	92.6%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Melbeta	Mitchell
Poverty rate	15.4%	13.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1945	1951