Dodson vs Malta

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

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

Malta has the higher population (1,902 vs 156 in Dodson). Malta has the higher median household income ($59,449 vs $41,172 in Dodson). Malta has the higher median home value ($139,000 vs $44,700 in Dodson).

Population, income & housing

	Dodson	Malta
Population	156	1,902
Median age	77.4 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,172	$59,449
Median home value	$44,700	$139,000
Median gross rent	—	$693
Housing units	65	931
Homeownership rate	96.7%	67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.7%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	36.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodson	Malta
Population	94 → 156 (+66.0%)	2,090 → 1,902 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$26,406 → $41,172 (+55.9%)	$44,189 → $59,449 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $44,700 (-22.0%)	$127,200 → $139,000 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$576 → $693 (+20.3%)

Dodson

Population

94156

Median household income

$26,406$41,172

Median home value

$57,300$44,700

Malta

Population

2,0901,902

Median household income

$44,189$59,449

Median home value

$127,200$139,000

Median gross rent

$576$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodson	Malta
Under 5	9.6%	5.6%
5 to 17	10.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	5.1%	1.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	6.4%
35 to 44	2.6%	17.3%
45 to 54	1.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	0.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	0.0%	18.8%
75 and over	59.6%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodson	Malta
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.9%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodson	Malta
No high school diploma	6.0%	4.7%
High school graduate	48.7%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodson	Malta
Drove alone	92.9%	81.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	6.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodson	Malta
1-unit, detached	95.4%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Dodson	Malta
Poverty rate	7.1%	10.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	9
Median year structure built	1972	1967