Malden

Population: 65,509
Median household income: $95,298
Median home value: $607,500

Malden is a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to 65,509 residents. At $95,298, its median household income sits below Middlesex County's $126,779.

From 2019 to 2023, Malden's population grew 7.4% from 60,984 to 65,509, while its median home value rose 51.2% from $401,900 to $607,500.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 22.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 42.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,509
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $95,298
Median home value: $607,500
Median gross rent: $2,066
Housing units: 28,043
Homeownership rate: 42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,98465,509

Median household income

$65,975$95,298

Median home value

$401,900$607,500

Median gross rent

$1,577$2,066

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,984	$65,975	$401,900	$1,577
2020	60,710	$73,399	$447,000	$1,650
2021	65,602	$77,119	$491,300	$1,774
2022	65,463	$90,295	$570,600	$1,962
2023	65,509	$95,298	$607,500	$2,066

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3422.2%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,833	5.9%
5 to 17	7,951	12.1%
18 to 24	5,640	8.6%
25 to 34	14,536	22.2%
35 to 44	9,255	14.1%
45 to 54	8,370	12.8%
55 to 64	7,257	11.1%
65 to 74	4,926	7.5%
75 and over	3,741	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,748	42.4%
Black or African American	8,599	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	71	0.1%
Asian	18,745	28.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1,338	2.0%
Two or more races	3,685	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,323	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree18.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,028	12.5%
High school graduate	11,356	23.6%
Some college or associate's	9,104	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	12,588	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9,009	18.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone45.5%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit19.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home17.6%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,478	45.5%
Carpooled	4,614	12.7%
Public transit	6,984	19.3%
Walked	797	2.2%
Bicycle	205	0.6%
Worked from home	6,385	17.6%
Other means	776	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,684	12.3%
15 to 29 min	7,589	25.4%
30 to 44 min	9,298	31.1%
45 to 59 min	4,312	14.4%
60+ min	4,971	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 13.3% (8,661 of 65,329)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,072	61.1%
Nonfamily households	10,247	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,319	93.9%
Vacant	1,724	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,070	42.1%
Renter-occupied	15,249	57.9%

1-unit, detached24.5%

1-unit, attached7.6%

2 to 4 units32.6%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units26.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,882	24.5%
1-unit, attached	2,126	7.6%
2 to 4 units	9,154	32.6%
5 to 19 units	2,156	7.7%
20 or more units	7,495	26.7%
Mobile home & other	230	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2537875
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 42.4294, -71.0587