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Melba, Idaho Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 439. Estimated population in July 2024: 544 (+23.9% change)
Males: 238 (54.2%), Females: 201 (45.8%)

Canyon County

Zip code: 83641

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $31,429
Median house value: $82,500

Population by Race

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

Map of Melba, ID

Population by Education

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

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Melba:

  • BOISE AIR TERMINAL/GOWEN FLD (about 25 miles; BOISE, ID; Abbreviation: BOI)
  • JOSLIN FIELD – MAGIC VALLEY RGNL (about 155 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; Abbreviation: TWF)
  • FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL (about 156 miles; HAILEY, ID; Abbreviation: SUN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Melba:

  • MURPHY (about 12 miles; MURPHY, ID; Abbreviation: 1U3)
  • NAMPA MUNI (about 14 miles; NAMPA, ID; Abbreviation: S67)
  • CALDWELL INDUSTRIAL (about 20 miles; CALDWELL, ID; Abbreviation: EUL)

Amtrak station near Melba:

  • 15 miles: NAMPA (1424 2ND ST. S.) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 3,433)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 172 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 210 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 224 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 239 miles; MOSCOW, ID; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 251 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time 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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