Malta vs Waterman

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

Malta and Waterman 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 1,419 in Waterman). Waterman has the higher median household income ($97,386 vs $83,611 in Malta). Waterman has the higher median home value ($212,900 vs $178,900 in Malta).

Population, income & housing

	Malta	Waterman
Population	1,507	1,419
Median age	33.7 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$83,611	$97,386
Median home value	$178,900	$212,900
Median gross rent	$1,036	$897
Housing units	546	508
Homeownership rate	66.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Malta	Waterman
Population	1,190 → 1,507 (+26.6%)	1,426 → 1,419 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$73,077 → $83,611 (+14.4%)	$71,429 → $97,386 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$138,500 → $178,900 (+29.2%)	$161,700 → $212,900 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,036 (+7.7%)	$772 → $897 (+16.2%)

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

Waterman

Population

1,4261,419

Median household income

$71,429$97,386

Median home value

$161,700$212,900

Median gross rent

$772$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Malta	Waterman
Under 5	11.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.4%
18 to 24	9.9%	12.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	10.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	17.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	4.5%
75 and over	3.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Malta	Waterman
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	78.5%
Black or African American	2.8%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Malta	Waterman
No high school diploma	14.5%	8.0%
High school graduate	29.1%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Malta	Waterman
Drove alone	74.7%	86.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Malta	Waterman
1-unit, detached	71.6%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Malta	Waterman
Poverty rate	20.4%	7.2%
Average household size	2.81	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	26	38
Median year structure built	1969	1971