COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bearden vs Malvern
PLACE A
Bearden, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Bearden is 78% smaller than Malvern. Malvern earns more, with a median household income $87,798 higher. Malvern has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -20%).
BEARDENMALVERNDIFFERENCE
Total population7383,427−78% vs Malvern
Population density4572,720−2,263
Population growth-19.7%14.0%−33.7 pts
Median age32.646.4−13.8
Male45.3%47.0%−1.8 pts
Female54.7%53.0%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born3.6%11.3%−7.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.2%84.0%−39.8 pts
Black47.5%1.6%+45.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.1%4.3%+2.8 pts
Asian0.5%8.4%−8.0 pts
Other0.7%1.6%−0.9 pts
Median household income$29,750$117,548−$87,798
Per capita income$16,365$79,770−$63,405
Poverty rate48.4%4.5%+43.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5480.452+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.9%69.5%−61.6 pts
Graduate degree5.8%27.9%−22.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation40.0%70.7%−30.7 pts
Median home value$74,600$521,800−$447,200
Median gross rent$567$2,169−$1,602
Owner-occupied62.7%55.5%+7.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.4%7.2%+29.2 pts
Rent-burdened households29.5%35.8%−6.3 pts
Average commute15.725.3−9.6
Worked from home3.6%24.7%−21.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
Uninsured7.1%0.9%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025