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Melba, ID map Population (year 2000): 439. Estimated population in July 2006: 555 (+26.4% change)
Males: 238  (54.2%)
Females: 201  (45.8%)

Canyon County

Median resident age:  30.5 years
Idaho median age:  33.2 years

Zip codes: 83641.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,200 (it was $31,429 in 2000)
Melba  $36,200
Idaho:  $41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,800 (it was $82,500 in 2000)
Melba  $101,800
Idaho:  $134,900

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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)


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Ancestries: German (22.8%), English (18.0%), Irish (13.9%), Dutch (4.1%), Swedish (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2680 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 1839 people per square mile 
 
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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%

41 residents are foreign born (8.0% Latin America).

This city:  9.3%
Idaho:  5.0%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Melba, Idaho in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Melba to the number of sex offenders is 68 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Melba:  0.8% ($700)
Idaho:  0.9% ($1,007)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nampa, ID (14.1 miles , pop. 51,867).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (441.2 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (654.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Kuna, ID (11.2 miles ), Nampa, ID (14.1 miles ), Meridian, ID (18.9 miles ), Huston, ID (19.6 miles ), Orchard, ID (20.1 miles ), Murphy, ID (20.8 miles ), Caldwell, ID (22.3 miles ), Star, ID (22.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $73,900
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,500
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $103,700
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $123,600
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $84,600
  • 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $92,600
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $105,500
  • 2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $108,200
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $138,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $186,000

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Latitude: 43.37 N, Longitude: 116.53 W


Area code: 208

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Population change in the 1990s: +197 (+81.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Melba:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; NAMPA, ID)
  • WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 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 147 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 172 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 210 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 210 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
  • 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 elementary/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)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • CHURCHES Community Baptist Church 319 Randolph Friends Church PO Box 116 Valley Worship Center 1263 Hwy 45

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Melba and their reported violations in the past:

MELBA CITY OF (Population served: 439, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2000 and OCT-22-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-22-2003)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1999 to DEC-18-2002)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1997 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1999 to DEC-18-2002)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1999 to DEC-18-2002)
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1995 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-31-1999 to DEC-18-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
  • 58 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Idaho:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.9%
Whole state:  71.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.8%
Whole state:  11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Melba compared to Idaho state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$947
Water Supply 1$2,109$25,3080$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,003
Totals for Government 1$2,109$25,3082$1,950


Melba government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $30,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $28,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $45,000
    Water Utilities: $21,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $144,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $103,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $97,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $116,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $28,000
    Other, NEC: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $73,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
    Rents: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $154,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $65,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $29,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $20,000
    All Other: $11,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $40,000
    NEC: $15,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $59,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

11.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,836 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.44%
Idaho average:  9.61%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($151 average AGI)
Canyon County:  0.06%
Idaho average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ada County, ID  4.07% ($39,425 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.33% ($36,665)
from Owyhee County, ID  0.33% ($29,135)


8.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,846 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.41%
Idaho average:  8.30%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($91 average AGI)
Canyon County:  0.03%
Idaho average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ada County, ID  3.82% ($39,379 average AGI)
to Owyhee County, ID  0.33% ($35,339)
to Payette County, ID  0.16% ($36,110)


Strongest AM radio stations in Melba:
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTIK (1350 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBGN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: NELSON M. AND KAREN E. WILSON)
  • KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KKIC (950 AM; 4 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: WESTERN PACIFIC, INC)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KSPD (790 AM; 1 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
  • KCID (1490 AM; 1 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KSRV (1380 AM; 5 kW; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Melba:
  • KJHY (101.9 FM; EMMETT, ID; Owner: CAPITAL WEST INC)
  • KIZN (92.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKGL (96.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KQFC (97.9 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZMG (93.1 FM; NEW PLYMOUTH, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBSX (91.5 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KBSU-FM (90.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • KCIX (105.9 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRVB (94.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KXLT-FM (107.9 FM; EAGLE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJOT (105.1 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KTHI (107.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KBXL (94.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)
  • KTSY (89.5 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: GEM STATE ADVENTIST ACADEMY)
  • KSAS-FM (103.3 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLTB (104.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWEI-FM (99.5 FM; FRUITLAND, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KARO (98.7 FM; NYSSA, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • K239AC (95.7 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KQXR (100.3 FM; PAYETTE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)


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