Melbeta vs Terrytown

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

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

Terrytown has the higher population (730 vs 149 in Melbeta). Melbeta has the higher median household income ($47,083 vs $43,750 in Terrytown). Terrytown has the higher median home value ($100,000 vs $70,000 in Melbeta).

Population, income & housing

	Melbeta	Terrytown
Population	149	730
Median age	49.4 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,083	$43,750
Median home value	$70,000	$100,000
Median gross rent	$738	$786
Housing units	68	353
Homeownership rate	81.8%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melbeta	Terrytown
Population	144 → 149 (+3.5%)	1,195 → 730 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$53,365 → $47,083 (-11.8%)	$36,875 → $43,750 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $70,000 (-21.2%)	$79,800 → $100,000 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $738 (+5.4%)	$642 → $786 (+22.4%)

Melbeta

Population

144149

Median household income

$53,365$47,083

Median home value

$88,800$70,000

Median gross rent

$700$738

Terrytown

Population

1,195730

Median household income

$36,875$43,750

Median home value

$79,800$100,000

Median gross rent

$642$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melbeta	Terrytown
Under 5	4.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.8%	21.1%
18 to 24	2.7%	5.1%
25 to 34	18.1%	11.5%
35 to 44	8.7%	15.3%
45 to 54	6.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	20.1%	16.2%
65 to 74	20.8%	10.0%
75 and over	4.7%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melbeta	Terrytown
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	58.1%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	34.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melbeta	Terrytown
No high school diploma	6.0%	20.2%
High school graduate	44.4%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melbeta	Terrytown
Drove alone	61.4%	78.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	38.6%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melbeta	Terrytown
1-unit, detached	92.6%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	20.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Melbeta	Terrytown
Poverty rate	15.4%	33.6%
Average household size	2.26	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1945	1970