Malden is a city of 3,805 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. 30.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $101,300, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 43%. 51% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $40,118, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Malden
What changed most since 1990
Black share24.2% → 11.5%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants62.3% → 51.0%(−11.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population5,123 → 3,805(−26%)US over the same years: +35%
Malden's population equals 14% of Dunklin County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 8.9% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 21% 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)23.6%(68)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(60)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.5%(157)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 288 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
5,123
$33,049
$64,562
7.4%
48.8
2000
4,782
$41,734
$77,238
8.3%
51.5
2010
4,275
$37,659
$75,237
6.5%
54.6
2020
3,706
$40,824
$82,782
7.4%
63.8
2024
3,805
$40,118
$101,300
10.6%
56.7
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.
