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83342 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 83342 covers Malta, Idaho, with a population of about 1,584 and a median household income of $56,161.

Population
1,5841 per square mile
Median age
40.51.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,16125% below the Idaho median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$401,600up 20.8% in five years
Median rent
$72337% below the Idaho median
Degree or higher
17.2%17.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.7%21.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 83342 is

Malta, Idaho — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,584
Median age40.5
Family households83.1%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)97%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans9.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$56,161
Income per person$23,313
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k0.4%
$25–30k11.0%
$30–35k9.2%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k6.9%
$45–50k7.9%
$50–60k9.2%
$60–75k3.1%
$75–100k25.2%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed460
Mean adjusted gross income$58,328
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$291,000
Median gross rent$723
Rent as a share of household income22.7%
Owner-occupied86.7%
Vacant homes23.2%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house86.7%
Attached house0.3%
5 to 19 units0.8%
Mobile home8.2%
Boat, RV or van4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$401,600as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 115.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$401,600$126,683

$154,546 in 2009 to $401,600 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home25.7%
Drives to work alone62.1%
Takes public transport1.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.3% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.5% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80.3% 5.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed103
Annual payroll$5,122,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 89.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.4 out of 100
Community resilience29.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake81.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity60.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Idaho and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIdahoUnited States
Median household income$56,161$74,636$78,538
Income per person$23,313$37,169$43,289
Poverty rate13%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$291,000$376,000$303,400
Median gross rent$723$1,150$1,348
Homeownership86.7%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%31.2%35%
Unemployment rate0.3%3.7%5.2%
Works from home25.7%12.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%5.7%13.9%
Median age40.537.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMALTA, ID US4.1 km away
Rain in a year10 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January36.3°F / 17.1°F0.7 in rain, 4.2 in snow
February41.5°F / 20.3°F0.41 in rain, 1.9 in snow
March52.2°F / 24.4°F0.75 in rain, 1.2 in snow
April58.1°F / 30°F1.01 in rain, 1.2 in snow
May67.8°F / 36.5°F1.46 in rain
June77.9°F / 42.4°F0.65 in rain
July87.6°F / 48.4°F0.73 in rain
August86.5°F / 47.6°F0.92 in rain
September76.7°F / 39.8°F0.88 in rain
October62.7°F / 30.8°F0.82 in rain
November47.5°F / 23°F0.58 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December36.3°F / 16.6°F0.7 in rain, 3.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cassia County Joint School District 15166.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Oneida County School District 35119.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Box Elder School District13.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

83311 Albion, ID18.6 km away
83323 Declo, ID28 km away
83312 Almo, ID28.7 km away
83346 Oakley, ID40.5 km away
83318 Burley, ID43.1 km away
83336 Heyburn, ID44.4 km away
84329 Park Valley, UT46.7 km away
83350 Rupert, ID50.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Cassia County65.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Oneida County21.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Box Elder County13.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1228.82 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.2741, -113.3927

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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