Malta township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,925 ( 317 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.0 square miles
Population density: 55.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,556	80.83%	4.9%
Black:	62	3.22%	675.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	17	0.88%	240.0%
2+ races:	63	3.27%	162.5%
Hispanic:	227	11.79%	160.9%

Total non-White:	369	19.17%	195.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	73	5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	244	18.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,608
1,483	92.23%
8	0.50%
1	0.06%
5	0.31%
24	1.49%
87	5.41%
125	7.77%

2000
1,430
1,377	96.29%
4	0.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
49	3.43%
53	3.71%

1990
1,388
1,372	98.85%
6	0.43%
0	0.00%
3	0.22%
n/a
7	0.50%
16	1.15%

1980
1,478
1,465	99.12%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	0.88%
13	0.88%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

106	7.4
72	5.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

5	0.4
37	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-93	-6.3
3	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Malta township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.9
537	27.9%
1,388	72.1%
210	10.9%

651
2.96

431	66.2%
371	86.1%
11	2.6%
220	33.8%

2010
Number	Percent
34.6
428	26.6%
1,180	73.4%
194	12.1%

593
2.71

423	71.3%
355	83.9%
29	6.9%
170	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
370	25.9%
1,060	74.1%
196	13.7%

544
2.63

414	76.1%
352	85.0%
25	6.0%
130	23.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
398	28.7%
990	71.3%
186	13.4%

532
2.61

382	71.8%
351	91.9%
19	5.0%
150	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.8
471	31.9%
1,007	68.1%
150	10.1%

507
2.92

399	78.7%
365	91.5%
16	4.0%
108	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Malta township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	37	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	48	7.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	0.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	56	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	72	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	73	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	104	16.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	42	6.5%
$200,000 or more	83	12.7%

Median Household Income	96,161
Per Capita Income	36,920

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	42	6.5%
Public Assistance	10	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	115	17.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	889	81.2%
Unemployed	19	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	908	82.9%
Not in Labor Force	187	17.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	518	227	69.5%
Non-Profit	18	70	20.5%
Self-Employed	40	11	78.4%

Local Government	38	33	53.5%
State Government	17	60	22.1%
Federal Government	3	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	558	238	70.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	76	163	31.8%
Total	634	401	61.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	180	17.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	216	20.9%
Professional, Technical	188	18.2%
Service Occupations	161	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	2.3%
All others	290	28.0%

White Collar		56.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	152	14.7%
Educational services	145	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	99	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	97	9.4%
Construction	94	9.1%
Manufacturing	93	9.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	62	6.0%
Other services	46	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	45	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	42	4.1%
Finance and insurance	33	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	2.7%
Public administration	28	2.7%
Wholesale trade	24	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	1.4%
Information	9	0.9%
Utilities	7	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	201	10.44%
Puerto Rican	17	0.88%
Cuban	1	0.05%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.42%
Costa Rican	2	0.10%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	2	0.10%
Salvadoran	4	0.21%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	12	0.62%
Filipino	5	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,573	91.1%
Spanish	149	8.6%
Other Indo-European	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	530	27.5%
English	232	12.1%
Irish	209	10.9%
Swedish	196	10.2%
European	132	6.9%
Polish	111	5.8%
Norwegian	72	3.7%
Italian	68	3.5%
French Canadian	54	2.8%
French	37	1.9%
American	36	1.9%
Scottish	33	1.7%
British	21	1.1%
Danish	18	0.9%
Dutch	15	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,837	95.4%
Not a citizen	88	4.6%

Native	1,825	94.8%
Foreign-born	100	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
41	3.5%	90	7.7%	278	23.7%	381	32.5%	231	19.7%	153	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	41	3.5%
9-12 Years	90	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	278	23.7%
Some College	381	32.5%
Bach. Degree	231	19.7%
Grad Degree	153	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +82	R +34	R + 1.0%
D +48
2020 vs. 2012	R +103	R +91	R + 9.7%
D +12
2020 vs. 2008	R +93	R +128	R + 15.4%
D -35

2016 vs. 2008	R +11	R +94	R + 14.4%
D -83
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	55%	Donald Trump* (R)	489	58.5%	Joe Biden (D)	321	38.4%	26	3.1%	836	18	12	0.01%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	407	53.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	273	36.1%	77	10.2%	757	15	8	0.01%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	386	53.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	309	42.6%	30	4.1%	725	13	6	0.01%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	396	51.2%	Barack Obama (D)	356	46.1%	21	2.7%	773	14	6	0.01%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	448	64.0%	John Kerry (D)	243	34.7%	9	1.3%	700	20	13	0.01%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	384	57.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	262	39.1%	24	3.6%	670	15	9	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Malta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

321

38.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

489

58.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

836

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Malta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

273

36.1%

Donald Trump (R)

407

53.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.9%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

757

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Malta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

309

42.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

386

53.2%

Other

4.1%

TOTAL

725

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Malta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

356

46.1%

John McCain (R)

396

51.2%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

773

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Malta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

448

64.0%

John Kerry (D)

243

34.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

700

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Malta township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

384

57.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

262

39.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

670

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Malta township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	39%	Kathy Salvi (R)	332	56.4%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	238	40.4%	19 [+]	3.2%	589	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 19 (3.2%);
2022	G	39%	Darren Bailey (R)	342	57.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	217	36.7%	32 [+]	5.4%	591	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 31 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	55%	Mark Curran (R)	447	53.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	320	38.6%	62 [+]	7.5%	829	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 34 (4.1%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 22 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.7%);
2018	G	43%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	329	53.2%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	224	36.2%	65 [+]	10.5%	618	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 45 (7.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 20 (3.2%);
2016	S3	55%	Mark Kirk* (R)	405	53.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	275	36.6%	71 [+]	9.5%	751	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 50 (6.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 20 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	41%	Jim Oberweis (R)	318	59.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	186	35.0%	28 [+]	5.3%	532	17	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 28 (5.3%);
2014	G	41%	Bruce Rauner (R)	349	65.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	163	30.6%	21 [+]	3.9%	533	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 21 (3.9%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	717
Median Value	$175,200

Occupied	651	90.8%
Vacant	66	9.2%

Owned	441	67.7%
Rented	210	32.3%
Median Rent	$967

Single-Family Units	603	84.1%
Detached	569	79.4%
Attached	34	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	81	11.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Malta township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Malta township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Malta township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Malta township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Malta township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Malta township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Malta township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Malta township, IL