Malta

Population: 1,507
Median household income: $83,611
Median home value: $178,900

Located in DeKalb County, Illinois, Malta is a community with a population of 1,507. At $83,611, its median household income sits above DeKalb County's $69,022.

Between 2019 and 2023, Malta's population grew 26.6% from 1,190 to 1,507, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $138,500 to $178,900.

The median resident is 33.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,507
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $83,611
Median home value: $178,900
Median gross rent: $1,036
Housing units: 546
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1901,507

Median household income

$73,077$83,611

Median home value

$138,500$178,900

Median gross rent

$962$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,190	$73,077	$138,500	$962
2020	1,431	$73,250	$146,900	$876
2021	1,491	$73,047	$150,400	$850
2022	1,535	$82,212	$171,800	$956
2023	1,507	$83,611	$178,900	$1,036

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	11.1%
5 to 17	246	16.3%
18 to 24	149	9.9%
25 to 34	223	14.8%
35 to 44	207	13.7%
45 to 54	178	11.8%
55 to 64	161	10.7%
65 to 74	117	7.8%
75 and over	59	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,112	73.8%
Black or African American	42	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	66	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	287	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	14.5%
High school graduate	275	29.1%
Some college or associate's	309	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	125	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	99	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	551	74.7%
Carpooled	81	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	2.8%
Bicycle	8	1.1%
Worked from home	70	9.5%
Other means	7	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	130	19.5%
15 to 29 min	315	47.2%
30 to 44 min	75	11.2%
45 to 59 min	89	13.3%
60+ min	59	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 20.4% (306 of 1,499)

	Count	Share
Family households	344	64.2%
Nonfamily households	192	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	536	98.2%
Vacant	10	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	354	66.0%
Renter-occupied	182	34.0%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached7.1%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	391	71.6%
1-unit, attached	39	7.1%
2 to 4 units	39	7.1%
5 to 19 units	69	12.6%
20 or more units	8	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1746279
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.9295, -88.8712