Cardwell vs Malden

A side-by-side comparison of Cardwell and Malden: population, income, housing, and more.

Cardwell and Malden are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Malden has the higher population (3,818 vs 846 in Cardwell). Malden has the higher median household income ($38,786 vs $17,917 in Cardwell). Malden has the higher median home value ($88,900 vs $44,700 in Cardwell).

Population, income & housing

	Cardwell	Malden
Population	846	3,818
Median age	23.7 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$17,917	$38,786
Median home value	$44,700	$88,900
Median gross rent	$764	$702
Housing units	448	1,936
Homeownership rate	44.0%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cardwell	Malden
Population	769 → 846 (+10.0%)	4,165 → 3,818 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$30,682 → $17,917 (-41.6%)	$32,861 → $38,786 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$39,800 → $44,700 (+12.3%)	$65,100 → $88,900 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $764 (+30.2%)	$619 → $702 (+13.4%)

Cardwell

Population

769846

Median household income

$30,682$17,917

Median home value

$39,800$44,700

Median gross rent

$587$764

Malden

Population

4,1653,818

Median household income

$32,861$38,786

Median home value

$65,100$88,900

Median gross rent

$619$702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cardwell	Malden
Under 5	12.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	18.9%
18 to 24	29.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	15.6%
45 to 54	4.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	6.6%	12.1%
75 and over	2.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cardwell	Malden
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	78.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	8.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cardwell	Malden
No high school diploma	26.1%	19.1%
High school graduate	51.8%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cardwell	Malden
Drove alone	89.0%	75.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	1.3%	1.9%
Other means	0.3%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cardwell	Malden
1-unit, detached	69.2%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Cardwell	Malden
Poverty rate	58.9%	24.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1974	1969