Clarkton vs Malden

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

Clarkton 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 929 in Clarkton). Clarkton has the higher median household income ($45,568 vs $38,786 in Malden). Malden has the higher median home value ($88,900 vs $47,100 in Clarkton).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkton	Malden
Population	929	3,818
Median age	28.1 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,568	$38,786
Median home value	$47,100	$88,900
Median gross rent	$575	$702
Housing units	524	1,936
Homeownership rate	55.5%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	8.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkton	Malden
Population	1,290 → 929 (-28.0%)	4,165 → 3,818 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$31,359 → $45,568 (+45.3%)	$32,861 → $38,786 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$36,700 → $47,100 (+28.3%)	$65,100 → $88,900 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$489 → $575 (+17.6%)	$619 → $702 (+13.4%)

Clarkton

Population

1,290929

Median household income

$31,359$45,568

Median home value

$36,700$47,100

Median gross rent

$489$575

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)

	Clarkton	Malden
Under 5	8.4%	9.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	18.5%	6.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	5.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	16.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.1%
75 and over	3.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkton	Malden
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	78.2%
Black or African American	2.5%	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	8.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	27.2%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkton	Malden
No high school diploma	34.8%	19.1%
High school graduate	38.5%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkton	Malden
Drove alone	71.4%	75.3%
Carpooled	17.7%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.1%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkton	Malden
1-unit, detached	73.1%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.5%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Clarkton	Malden
Poverty rate	21.1%	24.0%
Average household size	2.62	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1972	1969