Census Reporter

Malta, MT

2,058 Population
1.1 square miles 1,928 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.6 ±7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Phillips County: 47.5 ±3.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Montana: 40.1 ±0.2

Economics

$24,291 ±$3,682 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Phillips County: $26,825 ±$2,345
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Montana: $32,463 ±$401
$44,924 ±$6,828 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Phillips County: $46,686 † ±$4,964
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Montana: $56,539 ±$637

6.2% ±3.4% (124  ±71) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Phillips County: 9.8% † 391 (±2.8% / ±110)
  • about half the rate in Montana: 12.8% 132,476 (±0.4% / ±3,658)

7.3 minutes ±0.8 (5,525  ±1,544) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Phillips County: 12.6 † 17,620 (±2.2 / ±4,026)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Montana: 18.4 8,646,040 (±0.2 / ±114,004)

Families

912 ±124 Number of households
  • Phillips County: 1,756 ±107
  • Montana: 436,048 ±1,975
2.2 ±0.2 (2,007  ±308) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Phillips County: 2.3 3,962 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Montana: 2.4 1,032,820 (±0)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,030 ±127 Number of housing units
  • Phillips County: 2,357 ±19
  • Montana: 514,956 ±319

$139,300 ±$20,088 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Phillips County: $141,600 † ±$19,727
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Montana: $244,900 ±$2,383

7.9% ±4.5% (162  ±96) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Phillips County: 11.2% † 450 (±3.7% / ±148)
  • about half the rate in Montana: 15.6% 163,292 (±0.5% / ±4,811.8)

Social

89.1% ±8.7% (1,337  ±217.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Phillips County: 91.8% 2,644 (±8.7% / ±256.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Montana: 94% 690,460 (±0.7% / ±5,434.1)
17.5% ±5.4% (262  ±87.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Phillips County: 18.2% † 523 (±4% / ±115.5)
  • about half the rate in Montana: 33.1% 243,496 (±0.5% / ±3,302.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.6% ±2.3% (75  ±49) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Phillips County: 2.9% † 116 (±1.4% / ±55)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Montana: 2.2% 23,321 (±0.1% / ±1,174)

11.7% ±5.6% (182  ±91) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Phillips County: 9.5% † 292 (±3.3% / ±101)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Montana: 10.3% 85,401 (±0.3% / ±2,045)
182 Total veterans ±91 153 Male ±79 29 Female ±37

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