Malden is home to 65,906 people in Massachusetts. 41% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 41% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 13,064 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $633,500, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,606, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Malden
What changed most since 1990
White share87.8% → 38.7%(−49.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share5.0% → 28.1%(+23.1 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.1% → 45.1%(+24.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Malden's population equals 4.0% of Middlesex County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 7.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 7.0% of the county's.
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)32.6%(480)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.5%(155)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(439)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,473 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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Over time
Malden, decade by decade
Malden population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
53,884
$82,428
$389,531
20.1%
28.1
2000
56,340
$83,166
$337,188
26.2%
60.7
2010
59,450
$81,059
$501,486
30.5%
82.0
2020
66,263
$88,962
$541,781
40.6%
92.6
2024
65,906
$100,606
$633,500
45.1%
91.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
