Melba

Population: 624
Median household income: $53,500
Median home value: $306,000

Located in Canyon County, Idaho, Melba is a community with a population of 624. Its median household income of $53,500 runs below the Canyon County figure of $72,355.

Between 2019 and 2023, Melba's population grew 8.3% from 576 to 624, while its median home value rose 174.2% from $111,600 to $306,000.

The median resident is 31.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 624
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,500
Median home value: $306,000
Median gross rent: $993
Housing units: 239
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

576624

Median household income

$39,306$53,500

Median home value

$111,600$306,000

Median gross rent

$914$993

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	576	$39,306	$111,600	$914
2020	658	$40,125	$127,300	$905
2021	652	$42,500	$137,100	$871
2022	602	$42,147	$188,600	$861
2023	624	$53,500	$306,000	$993

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48	7.7%
5 to 17	157	25.2%
18 to 24	80	12.8%
25 to 34	61	9.8%
35 to 44	83	13.3%
45 to 54	49	7.9%
55 to 64	85	13.6%
65 to 74	34	5.4%
75 and over	27	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	404	64.7%
Black or African American	2	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	206	33.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	75	22.1%
High school graduate	147	43.4%
Some college or associate's	89	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	26	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	230	77.2%
Carpooled	34	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	6.4%
Other means	3	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32	11.5%
15 to 29 min	106	38.0%
30 to 44 min	94	33.7%
45 to 59 min	30	10.8%
60+ min	17	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 19.5% (121 of 619)

	Count	Share
Family households	159	71.0%
Nonfamily households	65	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	224	93.7%
Vacant	15	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	196	87.5%
Renter-occupied	28	12.5%

1-unit, detached87.9%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	210	87.9%
1-unit, attached	5	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1651850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 43.3736, -116.5319