Burley vs Malta

A side-by-side comparison of Burley and Malta: population, income, housing, and more.

Burley and Malta are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Burley has the higher population (11,721 vs 321 in Malta). Burley has the higher median household income ($63,315 vs $48,750 in Malta). Burley has the higher median home value ($213,700 vs $145,600 in Malta).

Population, income & housing

	Burley	Malta
Population	11,721	321
Median age	29.2 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,315	$48,750
Median home value	$213,700	$145,600
Median gross rent	$920	—
Housing units	4,125	157
Homeownership rate	60.6%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burley	Malta
Population	10,313 → 11,721 (+13.7%)	136 → 321 (+136.0%)
Median household income	$48,265 → $63,315 (+31.2%)	$58,750 → $48,750 (-17.0%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $213,700 (+66.8%)	$135,700 → $145,600 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $920 (+37.5%)	—

Burley

Population

10,31311,721

Median household income

$48,265$63,315

Median home value

$128,100$213,700

Median gross rent

$669$920

Malta

Population

136321

Median household income

$58,750$48,750

Median home value

$135,700$145,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burley	Malta
Under 5	8.6%	12.8%
5 to 17	23.0%	27.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	1.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	2.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	6.9%
45 to 54	9.2%	6.9%
55 to 64	9.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	6.8%	20.6%
75 and over	4.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burley	Malta
White (non-Hispanic)	54.5%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	38.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burley	Malta
No high school diploma	16.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.9%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burley	Malta
Drove alone	82.3%	60.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	18.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	20.8%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burley	Malta
1-unit, detached	73.6%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	3.2%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	15.9%

Poverty & households

	Burley	Malta
Poverty rate	14.1%	62.3%
Average household size	2.93	3.65
Mean commute (minutes)	16	12
Median year structure built	1971	1951