Malta vs Somonauk

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

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

Somonauk has the higher population (1,592 vs 1,507 in Malta). Malta has the higher median household income ($83,611 vs $81,731 in Somonauk). Somonauk has the higher median home value ($221,500 vs $178,900 in Malta).

Population, income & housing

	Malta	Somonauk
Population	1,507	1,592
Median age	33.7 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,611	$81,731
Median home value	$178,900	$221,500
Median gross rent	$1,036	$883
Housing units	546	692
Homeownership rate	66.0%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Malta	Somonauk
Population	1,190 → 1,507 (+26.6%)	2,125 → 1,592 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$73,077 → $83,611 (+14.4%)	$65,139 → $81,731 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$138,500 → $178,900 (+29.2%)	$168,900 → $221,500 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,036 (+7.7%)	$988 → $883 (-10.6%)

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

Somonauk

Population

2,1251,592

Median household income

$65,139$81,731

Median home value

$168,900$221,500

Median gross rent

$988$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Malta	Somonauk
Under 5	11.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.7%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	15.3%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	14.9%
75 and over	3.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Malta	Somonauk
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	90.7%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Malta	Somonauk
No high school diploma	14.5%	3.8%
High school graduate	29.1%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Malta	Somonauk
Drove alone	74.7%	84.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	2.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.5%	6.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Malta	Somonauk
1-unit, detached	71.6%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	1.5%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Malta	Somonauk
Poverty rate	20.4%	5.9%
Average household size	2.81	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1969	1971