Malden, MA

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2024 Population

65,906

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

11.4%

14.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$100,606

5.57% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$633,500

4.28% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

37,885

1.99% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Malden, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

79.3% of the residents in Malden, MA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Malden, MA are New England Hair Academy (137 degrees awarded in 2023) and Empire Beauty School-Malden (58 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Malden, MA was $633,500, and the homeownership rate was 41.3%.

Most people in Malden, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Malden, MA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Malden, MA is home to a population of 65.9k people, from which 79.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 40.9% of Malden, MA residents were born outside of the country (26.9k people).

In 2024, there were 1.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.5k people) in Malden, MA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 18.5k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 8.68k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

79.3%

2024 Citizenship

78.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 79.3% of Malden, MA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Malden, MA was 78.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Malden, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Malden, MA

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.5k ± 1.68k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
18.5k ± 1.86k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.68k ± 1.33k

9.47%

Hispanic Population

6.24k people

9.47% of the people in Malden, MA are hispanic (6.24k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Malden, MA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Massachusetts.

Most Common Origin

China
103,356 ± 7,834 people
Brazil
101,793 ± 7,776 people
Dominican Republic
101,190 ± 7,753 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Massachusetts was China, the natal country of 103,356 Massachusetts residents, followed by Brazil with 101,793 and Dominican Republic with 101,190.

Foreign-Born Population

40.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

26.9k people

40.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

26.4k people

As of 2024, 40.9% of Malden, MA residents (26.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Malden, MA was 40.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Malden, MA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
480 ± 259
Vietnam
439 ± 182
Gulf War (1990s)
114 ± 102

Malden, MA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Malden, MA.

Economy

The economy of Malden, MA employs 37.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Malden, MA were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,985 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,133 people), and Educational Services (4,098 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($176,175), Information ($103,903), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,847).

Employment

Occupations

37.9k

2024 Value

± 1,906

1.99%

1 Year growth

± 7.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Malden, MA grew at a rate of 1.99%, from 37.1k employees to 37.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Malden, MA, are Management Occupations (4,371 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,200 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (2,803 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Malden, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

37.9k

2024 Value

± 1,906

1.99%

1 Year growth

± 7.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Malden, MA grew at a rate of 1.99%, from 37.1k employees to 37.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Malden, MA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,985 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,133 people), and Educational Services (4,098 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Malden, MA, though some of these residents may live in Malden, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,508

Median earning men ± $4,811

$56,128

Median earning women ± $2,813

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($111,354), Public Administration ($106,484), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,165).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($81,719), Public Administration ($74,560), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,503).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Malden, MA. Showing the available data for Massachusetts.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (61.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (36%)
Republican Party
Other (1.48%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Kamala Harris with 61.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (36%), followed by Other (1.48%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Massachusetts.

Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Malden, MA awarded 195 degrees. The student population of Malden, MA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 45 male students and 158 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Malden, MA are White (56 and 28.7%), Hispanic or Latino (51 and 26.2%), Unknown (37 and 19%), and Black or African American (27 and 13.8%).

The largest universities in Malden, MA by number of degrees awarded are New England Hair Academy (137 and 70.3%) and Empire Beauty School-Malden (58 and 29.7%).

The most popular majors in Malden, MA are General Cosmetology (108 and 55.4%), Barbering (55 and 28.2%), and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (32 and 16.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2016 in Malden, MA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 63.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 203 (22.2% men and 77.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 203 students enrolled in Malden, MA, 22.2% men and 77.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 57 records, of which 80.7% were women and 19.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Cosmetology
108 degrees awarded
Barbering
55 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Malden, MA was General Cosmetology with 108 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Malden, MA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

New England Hair Academy
137 degrees awarded
Empire Beauty School-Malden
58 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New England Hair Academy with 137 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 49 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Malden, MA, which is 0.336 times less than the 146 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 56 degrees mean that there were 1.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 51 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Malden, MA was $633,500 in 2024, which is 1.9 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $607,500 to $633,500, a 4.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Malden, MA is 41.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Malden, MA have an average commute time of 34.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Malden, MA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$633,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,019

$10,744

Median Property Taxes

±$789

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Malden, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Malden, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

41.3%

Homeownership

2024

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.3% of the housing units in Malden, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Malden, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$100,606

Median Household Income

± $6,482

26k

Number of Households

± 1,534

In 2024, the median household income of the 26k households in Malden, MA grew to $100,606 from the previous year's value of $95,298.

The following chart displays the households in Malden, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Malden, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.478

2023 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2023, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.384% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (42.3%)
Worked At Home (19.8%)
Public Transit (18.8%)

In 2024, 42.3% of workers in Malden, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (18.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Malden, MA have a longer commute time (34.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.81% of the workforce in Malden, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Malden, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Malden, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Malden, MA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Malden, MA (7.47k out of 65.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Malden, MA is Asian, followed by White and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.1% of the population of Malden, MA has health coverage, with 50.8% on employee plans, 24.1% on Medicaid, 6.62% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 0.345% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Massachusetts see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (990 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 915 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 130 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 30% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.7% were men and 49.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.89%

Uninsured

50.8%

Employer Coverage

24.1%

Medicaid

6.62%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

0.345%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Malden, MA declined by 13.1% from 5.62% to 4.89%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Malden, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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