Hinckley vs Malta

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

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

Hinckley has the higher population (2,286 vs 1,507 in Malta). Malta has the higher median household income ($83,611 vs $81,625 in Hinckley). Hinckley has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $178,900 in Malta).

Population, income & housing

	Hinckley	Malta
Population	2,286	1,507
Median age	34.5 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$81,625	$83,611
Median home value	$267,600	$178,900
Median gross rent	$1,333	$1,036
Housing units	910	546
Homeownership rate	72.3%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinckley	Malta
Population	2,137 → 2,286 (+7.0%)	1,190 → 1,507 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$73,967 → $81,625 (+10.4%)	$73,077 → $83,611 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$208,700 → $267,600 (+28.2%)	$138,500 → $178,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,333 (+36.4%)	$962 → $1,036 (+7.7%)

Hinckley

Population

2,1372,286

Median household income

$73,967$81,625

Median home value

$208,700$267,600

Median gross rent

$977$1,333

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)

	Hinckley	Malta
Under 5	6.1%	11.1%
5 to 17	20.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	14.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	7.8%
75 and over	5.5%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinckley	Malta
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	73.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinckley	Malta
No high school diploma	2.3%	14.5%
High school graduate	22.9%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinckley	Malta
Drove alone	81.7%	74.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	7.2%	9.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinckley	Malta
1-unit, detached	78.2%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hinckley	Malta
Poverty rate	15.4%	20.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1972	1969