Kirkland vs Malta

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

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

Malta has the higher population (1,507 vs 1,497 in Kirkland). Kirkland has the higher median household income ($92,500 vs $83,611 in Malta). Kirkland has the higher median home value ($187,800 vs $178,900 in Malta).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkland	Malta
Population	1,497	1,507
Median age	35.3 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$83,611
Median home value	$187,800	$178,900
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,036
Housing units	586	546
Homeownership rate	78.5%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkland	Malta
Population	1,845 → 1,497 (-18.9%)	1,190 → 1,507 (+26.6%)
Median household income	$65,313 → $92,500 (+41.6%)	$73,077 → $83,611 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$142,100 → $187,800 (+32.2%)	$138,500 → $178,900 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,050 (+7.0%)	$962 → $1,036 (+7.7%)

Kirkland

Population

1,8451,497

Median household income

$65,313$92,500

Median home value

$142,100$187,800

Median gross rent

$981$1,050

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)

	Kirkland	Malta
Under 5	6.3%	11.1%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	15.9%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	7.8%
75 and over	4.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkland	Malta
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	73.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkland	Malta
No high school diploma	8.3%	14.5%
High school graduate	29.6%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkland	Malta
Drove alone	77.1%	74.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	9.6%	9.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkland	Malta
1-unit, detached	86.7%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kirkland	Malta
Poverty rate	4.9%	20.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1977	1969