CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Malvern

Alabama · 599 residents · 14.0 sq mi

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Malvern is a city of 599 people in Alabama. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 51% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $32,300. The poverty rate is 8.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

599

−51%vs 2000

vs 1,215 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.4%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(36)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(41)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(97)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(82)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(69)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.7%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,656

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,850 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,194

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,283 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,300

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $346 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.9%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

12.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(1,145)

Black2.2%(27)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(16)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(593)

Black1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.6%(183)

Spaniard0.2%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.3%(5)

Samoan0.1%(2)

Ancestry

American15.7%(300)

English15.1%(288)

Irish13.6%(260)

German3.2%(62)

Italian1.4%(27)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(17)

Greek0.4%(7)

Dutch0.3%(6)

Scottish0.3%(5)

Finnish0.2%(4)

Polish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.2%

−15.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.3%(311)

Married53.1%(442)

Widowed4.4%(37)

Divorced5.2%(43)

Women 15+

Never married22.9%(154)

Married57.3%(385)

Widowed12.6%(85)

Divorced7.1%(48)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

25.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2013

from 24.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.3%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.6%(31)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.3%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 98 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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