Malta, New York Population

Overview

16,996

Total Population

44.6

Median age

47.93%

Female population %

108.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

53.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

711

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Malta town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Malta town is 44.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Malta town's population under 18 was 16.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Malta town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Malta town, 13.89% were under the age of 15, 17.09% aged 15 to 29, 48.23% aged 30 to 64, 17.20% aged 65 to 84, and 3.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 702 less females than males in Malta town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.93% females and 52.07% males in Malta, New York.
The Malta, New York gender ratio is 108.6:100 i.e. 108.6 men to 100 women (1.086).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 780.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 736.

Malta town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Malta town population: 89.57% are White, 1.23% are Black or African American, 5.91% are Asian, 0.36% are some other race and 2.92% are multiracial.
Malta town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 711 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,285 (95.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Malta town is White with a population of 15,224 (89.57% of the total population).

Malta town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 17,437 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Malta town's population increased by 1,729 (13.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Malta town's population increased by 2,342 (15.82%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Malta town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 13,074.