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Population (year 2000): 439. Estimated
population in July 2005: 544 (+23.9% change)
Males: 238 (54.2%), Females: 201 (45.8%)
Canyon County
Zip code:
83641
Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $31,429 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,500 (year 2000)
Races in Melba:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.4%)
- Hispanic (14.6%)
- Other race (13.7%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (22.8%), English (18.0%),
Irish (13.9%), Dutch (4.1%), Swedish (3.9%), Scotch-Irish
(3.4%).
Elevation: 2680 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Melba
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Melba city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 8.0%
9.3% Foreign born (8.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +197 (+81.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Melba:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; NAMPA, ID)
- WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
CALDWELL, ID)
- IDAHO ELKS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
BOISE, ID)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Melba:
- BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 25 miles; BOISE,
ID; ID: BOI)
- JOSLIN FIELD - MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 155 miles;
TWIN FALLS, ID; ID: TWF)
- FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 156 miles; HAILEY, ID; ID:
SUN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melba:
- MURPHY (about 12 miles; MURPHY, ID; ID: 1U3)
- NAMPA MUNI (about 14 miles; NAMPA, ID; ID: S67)
- CALDWELL INDUSTRIAL (about 20 miles; CALDWELL, ID;
ID: EUL)
Amtrak station near Melba:
- 15 miles: NAMPA (1424 2ND ST. S.) - Bus Station.
Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Melba:
- BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; BOISE, ID;
Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 154 miles; TWIN
FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 172 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 210 miles;
LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 224 miles;
WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 239 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 251 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
Public primary/middle schools in Melba:
- MELBA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 419;
Location: 6870 STOKES LANE; Grades: 06 - 12)
- MELBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283;
Location: 521 CARRIE REX AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
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