Malta Bend

Population: 168
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $79,200

Located in Saline County, Missouri, Malta Bend is a community with a population of 168. The median household income of $48,750 is below the Saline County median ($56,566).

From 2019 to 2023, Malta Bend's population declined 24.0% from 221 to 168, while its median home value rose 13.1% from $70,000 to $79,200.

94.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1952.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 168
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,750
Median home value: $79,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 87
Homeownership rate: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

221168

Median household income

$41,250$48,750

Median home value

$70,000$79,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	221	$41,250	$70,000
2020	176	$41,786	$66,300
2021	153	$57,917	$62,900
2022	155	$46,250	$72,000
2023	168	$48,750	$79,200

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6422.0%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	2.4%
5 to 17	34	20.2%
18 to 24	7	4.2%
25 to 34	29	17.3%
35 to 44	29	17.3%
45 to 54	17	10.1%
55 to 64	37	22.0%
65 to 74	7	4.2%
75 and over	4	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	165	98.2%
Black or African American	3	1.8%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15	12.2%
High school graduate	53	43.1%
Some college or associate's	39	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	13	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	69	85.2%
Carpooled	6	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	1.2%
Other means	5	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	18.8%
15 to 29 min	52	65.0%
30 to 44 min	5	6.3%
45 to 59 min	2	2.5%
60+ min	6	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 12.0% (20 of 166)

	Count	Share
Family households	44	75.9%
Nonfamily households	14	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58	66.7%
Vacant	29	33.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	53	91.4%
Renter-occupied	5	8.6%

1-unit, detached94.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	82	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2945632
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1940, -93.3635