Malakoff

Population: 2,227
Median household income: $53,378
Median home value: $84,000

Malakoff, a community in Henderson County, Texas, has 2,227 residents. The median household income of $53,378 is below the Henderson County median ($63,955).

Between 2019 and 2023, Malakoff's population declined 19.3% from 2,760 to 2,227, while its median home value rose 2.3% from $82,100 to $84,000.

Owners occupy 55.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,227
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,378
Median home value: $84,000
Median gross rent: $820
Housing units: 1,043
Homeownership rate: 55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7602,227

Median household income

$29,185$53,378

Median home value

$82,100$84,000

Median gross rent

$707$820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,760	$29,185	$82,100	$707
2020	2,558	$34,605	$85,600	$759
2021	2,479	$40,208	$81,200	$780
2022	2,364	$50,244	$88,800	$829
2023	2,227	$53,378	$84,000	$820

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	7.4%
5 to 17	359	16.1%
18 to 24	271	12.2%
25 to 34	237	10.6%
35 to 44	229	10.3%
45 to 54	220	9.9%
55 to 64	393	17.6%
65 to 74	236	10.6%
75 and over	117	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,239	55.6%
Black or African American	346	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	127	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	505	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.0%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	286	20.0%
High school graduate	510	35.6%
Some college or associate's	381	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	205	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	50	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	955	84.7%
Carpooled	50	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	47	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	35.7%
15 to 29 min	475	45.2%
30 to 44 min	89	8.5%
45 to 59 min	26	2.5%
60+ min	86	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 24.3% (523 of 2,148)

	Count	Share
Family households	542	63.2%
Nonfamily households	316	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	858	82.3%
Vacant	185	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	478	55.7%
Renter-occupied	380	44.3%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	631	60.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.2%
2 to 4 units	71	6.8%
5 to 19 units	149	14.3%
20 or more units	82	7.9%
Mobile home & other	108	10.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4846224
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.1733, -96.0210