Malden

Population: 3,818
Median household income: $38,786
Median home value: $88,900

Malden, a community in Dunklin County, Missouri, has 3,818 residents. The median household income of $38,786 is below the Dunklin County median ($47,368).

From 2019 to 2023, Malden's population declined 8.3% from 4,165 to 3,818, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $65,100 to $88,900.

8.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,818
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $38,786
Median home value: $88,900
Median gross rent: $702
Housing units: 1,936
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1653,818

Median household income

$32,861$38,786

Median home value

$65,100$88,900

Median gross rent

$619$702

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,165	$32,861	$65,100	$619
2020	4,136	$33,682	$68,300	$591
2021	3,972	$33,998	$71,900	$569
2022	3,790	$35,451	$86,100	$729
2023	3,818	$38,786	$88,900	$702

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	351	9.2%
5 to 17	721	18.9%
18 to 24	231	6.1%
25 to 34	365	9.6%
35 to 44	594	15.6%
45 to 54	402	10.5%
55 to 64	468	12.3%
65 to 74	461	12.1%
75 and over	225	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,986	78.2%
Black or African American	528	13.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.6%
Two or more races	118	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	162	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate51.3%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	480	19.1%
High school graduate	1,289	51.3%
Some college or associate's	535	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	114	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	97	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	974	75.3%
Carpooled	234	18.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.2%
Bicycle	5	0.4%
Worked from home	25	1.9%
Other means	41	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	474	37.4%
15 to 29 min	226	17.8%
30 to 44 min	405	31.9%
45 to 59 min	83	6.5%
60+ min	81	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 24.0% (896 of 3,733)

	Count	Share
Family households	954	61.4%
Nonfamily households	600	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,554	80.3%
Vacant	382	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	801	51.5%
Renter-occupied	753	48.5%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,606	83.0%
1-unit, attached	12	0.6%
2 to 4 units	242	12.5%
5 to 19 units	16	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2945614
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.6010, -89.9975