Malta, ID

Census Place

2024 Population

346

US Senator

Mike Crapo

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Risch

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

57.8%

7.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,682

14.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$159,300

9.41% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

108

1.89% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of Malta, ID employs 108 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Malta, ID were Accommodation & Food Services (24 people), Wholesale Trade (22 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (16 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,500) and Transportation & Warehousing ($52,500).

Employment

Occupations

108

2024 Value

± 101

1.89%

1 Year growth

± 131%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Malta, ID grew at a rate of 1.89%, from 106 employees to 108 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Malta, ID, are Management Occupations (44 people), Production Occupations (23 people), and Transportation Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Malta, ID.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Idaho.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Idaho (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

108

2024 Value

± 101

1.89%

1 Year growth

± 131%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Malta, ID grew at a rate of 1.89%, from 106 employees to 108 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Malta, ID, are Accommodation & Food Services (24 people), Wholesale Trade (22 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (16 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Malta, ID, though some of these residents may live in Malta, ID and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,136

Median earning men ± $13,727

$51,944

Median earning women ± $58,433

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Malta, ID was $159,300 in 2024, which is 0.479 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $145,600 to $159,300, a 9.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Malta, ID is 84%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Malta, ID have an average commute time of 9.14 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Malta, ID is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$159,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,309

$84

Median Property Taxes

±$65

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Malta, ID the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Malta, ID compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2024

70.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84% of the housing units in Malta, ID were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 92%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Malta, ID compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,682

Median Household Income

± $41,244

100

Number of Households

± 67

In 2024, the median household income of the 100 households in Malta, ID grew to $55,682 from the previous year's value of $48,750.

The following chart displays the households in Malta, ID distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Malta, ID is from Idaho.

0.467

2024 Wage GINI in Idaho

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Idaho

In 2024, the income inequality in Idaho was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.325% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Idaho was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Idaho in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Idaho across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (54.6%)
Worked At Home (25%)
Carpooled (20.4%)

In 2024, 54.6% of workers in Malta, ID drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25%) and those who carpooled to work (20.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

9.14 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Malta, ID have a shorter commute time (9.14 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Malta, ID have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Malta, ID compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Malta, ID distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Malta, ID have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

57.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Malta, ID (200 out of 346 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Malta, ID is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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