Idaho · Census place 51850
Melba city, ID
Quick answer
Melba city has 624 residents, ranking #132 of 236 places in Idaho. Median household income is $53,500, the median home is worth $306,000 and median gross rent runs $993 a month.
- Population
- 624Melba city residents
- Median household income
- $53,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $306,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $993Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Melba city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Melba city median would spend about 22.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.5% of residents and 87.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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