Moving to Malta Bend, Missouri

Population: 249. Estimated population in July 2024: 243 (-2.4% change)
Males: 132 (53.0%), Females: 117 (47.0%)

Saline County

Zip code: 65339

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $27,250
Median house value: $35,600

Population by Race

Races in Malta Bend:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Black (1.6%)

Ancestries: German (26.5%), Irish (12.9%), Swedish (8.8%), English (8.4%), United States (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%).

Elevation: 684 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Malta Bend

  • High school or higher: 70.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Malta Bend town

  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-13.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Malta Bend:

  • JOHN FITZGIBBON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MO)
  • CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CARROLLTON, MO)
  • BOTHWELL REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 33 miles; SEDALIA, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Malta Bend:

  • COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 84 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 84 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 85 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Malta Bend:

  • CARROLLTON MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; CARROLLTON, MO; Abbreviation: K26)
  • MARSHALL MEML MUNI (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MO; Abbreviation: MHL)
  • SLATER MEMORIAL (about 21 miles; SLATER, MO; Abbreviation: 9K5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Malta Bend:

  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 85 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 86 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 86 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)

Public primary/middle schools in Malta Bend:

  • MALTA BEND HIGH (Students: 71; Location: 200 S LINN; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • MALTA BEND ELEM. (Students: 46; Location: 200 S LINN; Grades: KG – 05)