Malden vs Senath

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

Malden and Senath 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 1,578 in Senath). Malden has the higher median household income ($38,786 vs $38,304 in Senath). Senath has the higher median home value ($92,700 vs $88,900 in Malden).

Population, income & housing

	Malden	Senath
Population	3,818	1,578
Median age	38.6 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,786	$38,304
Median home value	$88,900	$92,700
Median gross rent	$702	$485
Housing units	1,936	635
Homeownership rate	51.5%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Malden	Senath
Population	4,165 → 3,818 (-8.3%)	1,767 → 1,578 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$32,861 → $38,786 (+18.0%)	$39,554 → $38,304 (-3.2%)
Median home value	$65,100 → $88,900 (+36.6%)	$67,200 → $92,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $702 (+13.4%)	$588 → $485 (-17.5%)

Malden

Population

4,1653,818

Median household income

$32,861$38,786

Median home value

$65,100$88,900

Median gross rent

$619$702

Senath

Population

1,7671,578

Median household income

$39,554$38,304

Median home value

$67,200$92,700

Median gross rent

$588$485

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Malden	Senath
Under 5	9.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.2%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.1%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	12.1%	9.3%
75 and over	5.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Malden	Senath
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	52.0%
Black or African American	13.8%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	41.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Malden	Senath
No high school diploma	19.1%	31.7%
High school graduate	51.3%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Malden	Senath
Drove alone	75.3%	74.4%
Carpooled	18.1%	23.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	1.9%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Malden	Senath
1-unit, detached	83.0%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Malden	Senath
Poverty rate	24.0%	17.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1969	1974