Malta vs Oakley

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

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

Oakley has the higher population (846 vs 321 in Malta). Oakley has the higher median household income ($93,333 vs $48,750 in Malta). Oakley has the higher median home value ($220,000 vs $145,600 in Malta).

Population, income & housing

	Malta	Oakley
Population	321	846
Median age	41.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$93,333
Median home value	$145,600	$220,000
Median gross rent	—	$642
Housing units	157	277
Homeownership rate	92.0%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Malta	Oakley
Population	136 → 321 (+136.0%)	821 → 846 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $48,750 (-17.0%)	$54,167 → $93,333 (+72.3%)
Median home value	$135,700 → $145,600 (+7.3%)	$154,900 → $220,000 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$736 → $642 (-12.8%)

Malta

Population

136321

Median household income

$58,750$48,750

Median home value

$135,700$145,600

Oakley

Population

821846

Median household income

$54,167$93,333

Median home value

$154,900$220,000

Median gross rent

$736$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Malta	Oakley
Under 5	12.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	27.4%	31.6%
18 to 24	1.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	2.8%	4.0%
35 to 44	6.9%	16.9%
45 to 54	6.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.6%	5.9%
65 to 74	20.6%	8.7%
75 and over	5.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Malta	Oakley
White (non-Hispanic)	99.1%	95.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Malta	Oakley
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.8%
High school graduate	26.1%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	55.3%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Malta	Oakley
Drove alone	60.4%	72.5%
Carpooled	18.9%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Malta	Oakley
1-unit, detached	79.6%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Malta	Oakley
Poverty rate	62.3%	2.6%
Average household size	3.65	3.65
Mean commute (minutes)	12	24
Median year structure built	1951	1938