COMPARING TWO PLACES
Malden vs LaSalle
PLACE A
Malden, Washington
VS
PLACE B
LaSalle, Illinois
Malden is 97% smaller than LaSalle. LaSalle earns more, with a median household income $31,482 higher. Malden has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs 0%).
MALDENLASALLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2529,388−97% vs LaSalle
Population density383698−315
Population growth6.4%-0.3%+6.7 pts
Median age57.540.2+17.3
Male54.0%50.3%+3.7 pts
Female46.0%49.7%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.7%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.0%75.8%+9.2 pts
Black0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%16.6%−16.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other15.0%2.1%+12.9 pts
Median household income$26,250$57,732−$31,482
Per capita income$18,424$30,039−$11,615
Poverty rate24.0%18.8%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.417+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%16.8%+1.1 pts
Graduate degree7.7%6.9%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate28.6%5.0%+23.6 pts
Labor force participation42.2%66.4%−24.2 pts
Median home value$49,500$113,500−$64,000
Median gross rent$463$1,045−$582
Owner-occupied100.0%64.9%+35.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%10.6%−8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.2%−38.2 pts
Average commute37.020.2+16.9
Worked from home0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.0%4.5%−2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025