Black vs Malvern

A side-by-side comparison of Black and Malvern: population, income, housing, and more.

Black and Malvern are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Malvern has the higher population (1,836 vs 462 in Black). Black has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $52,500 in Malvern). Malvern has the higher median home value ($98,300 vs $58,500 in Black).

Population, income & housing

	Black	Malvern
Population	462	1,836
Median age	28.8 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$52,500
Median home value	$58,500	$98,300
Median gross rent	—	$929
Housing units	153	726
Homeownership rate	94.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Black	Malvern
Population	203 → 462 (+127.6%)	1,582 → 1,836 (+16.1%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $58,438 (+19.9%)	$41,554 → $52,500 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$73,600 → $58,500 (-20.5%)	$94,300 → $98,300 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$433 → $420 (-3.0%)	$657 → $929 (+41.4%)

Black

Population

203462

Median household income

$48,750$58,438

Median home value

$73,600$58,500

Median gross rent

$433$420

Malvern

Population

1,5821,836

Median household income

$41,554$52,500

Median home value

$94,300$98,300

Median gross rent

$657$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Black	Malvern
Under 5	19.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	0.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	18.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	17.7%	14.8%
45 to 54	5.4%	14.4%
55 to 64	4.3%	7.6%
65 to 74	14.3%	6.3%
75 and over	1.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Black	Malvern
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	82.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Black	Malvern
No high school diploma	4.2%	18.6%
High school graduate	47.9%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Black	Malvern
Drove alone	21.9%	79.3%
Carpooled	78.1%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Black	Malvern
1-unit, detached	40.5%	49.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.8%	48.3%

Poverty & households

	Black	Malvern
Poverty rate	8.4%	28.5%
Average household size	3.08	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1992	1991