Malden

Population: 473
Median household income: $69,327
Median home value: $102,600

Malden is a community in Bureau County, Illinois, home to 473 residents. Its median household income of $69,327 runs above the Bureau County figure of $65,894.

Between 2019 and 2023, Malden's population grew 52.1% from 311 to 473, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $78,500 to $102,600.

The typical home was built around 1955. 22.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 473
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,327
Median home value: $102,600
Median gross rent: $1,014
Housing units: 170
Homeownership rate: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

311473

Median household income

$41,667$69,327

Median home value

$78,500$102,600

Median gross rent

$845$1,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	311	$41,667	$78,500	$845
2020	411	$49,688	$84,500	$839
2021	440	$56,750	$85,900	$925
2022	393	$61,042	$95,800	$938
2023	473	$69,327	$102,600	$1,014

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.5%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	12.5%
5 to 17	92	19.5%
18 to 24	32	6.8%
25 to 34	72	15.2%
35 to 44	60	12.7%
45 to 54	61	12.9%
55 to 64	45	9.5%
65 to 74	25	5.3%
75 and over	27	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	398	84.1%
Black or African American	3	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	11.0%
High school graduate	105	36.2%
Some college or associate's	118	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	18	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	170	83.3%
Carpooled	27	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66	33.0%
15 to 29 min	77	38.5%
30 to 44 min	19	9.5%
45 to 59 min	11	5.5%
60+ min	27	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 22.8% (107 of 469)

	Count	Share
Family households	104	63.0%
Nonfamily households	61	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	165	97.1%
Vacant	5	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	143	86.7%
Renter-occupied	22	13.3%

1-unit, detached88.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	150	88.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1746240
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4250, -89.3698