Genoa vs Malta

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

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

Genoa has the higher population (5,685 vs 1,507 in Malta). Malta has the higher median household income ($83,611 vs $79,343 in Genoa). Genoa has the higher median home value ($201,600 vs $178,900 in Malta).

Population, income & housing

	Genoa	Malta
Population	5,685	1,507
Median age	34.2 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$79,343	$83,611
Median home value	$201,600	$178,900
Median gross rent	$1,004	$1,036
Housing units	2,178	546
Homeownership rate	68.0%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genoa	Malta
Population	5,220 → 5,685 (+8.9%)	1,190 → 1,507 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$67,314 → $79,343 (+17.9%)	$73,077 → $83,611 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$154,100 → $201,600 (+30.8%)	$138,500 → $178,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$866 → $1,004 (+15.9%)	$962 → $1,036 (+7.7%)

Genoa

Population

5,2205,685

Median household income

$67,314$79,343

Median home value

$154,100$201,600

Median gross rent

$866$1,004

Malta

Population

1,1901,507

Median household income

$73,077$83,611

Median home value

$138,500$178,900

Median gross rent

$962$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genoa	Malta
Under 5	10.9%	11.1%
5 to 17	12.7%	16.3%
18 to 24	12.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	19.1%	14.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.8%
75 and over	2.4%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genoa	Malta
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	73.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	25.5%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genoa	Malta
No high school diploma	13.1%	14.5%
High school graduate	31.4%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genoa	Malta
Drove alone	74.3%	74.7%
Carpooled	16.3%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	7.9%	9.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genoa	Malta
1-unit, detached	67.7%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	17.7%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Genoa	Malta
Poverty rate	19.1%	20.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1975	1969