MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Malvern Micro

Malvern, AR · 1 counties · 26,115 residents · 615 sq mi

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Malvern is home to 26,115 people. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $39,500. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median. Median household income is $19,355, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,115

−14%vs 2000

vs 30,353 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

42 / sq mi

−14%vs 2000

vs 49 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

36.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

615 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202433K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(1,699)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,873)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(2,011)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,929)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(1,404)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(3,617)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(3,676)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(2,856)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(2,682)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(2,553)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,443)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(372)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,355

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,543 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,164

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,216 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.6%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,500

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

22.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.6%(26,295)

Black10.2%(3,107)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(384)

Asian0.2%(64)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(23,026)

Black11%(2,875)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(93)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other0.7%(193)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(1,133)

Cuban0.4%(123)

Spaniard0.1%(22)

Central American0%(3)

Salvadoran0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0%(9)

Chinese0%(2)

Thai0%(1)

Ancestry

English11.8%(3,908)

American9.3%(3,074)

German7.4%(2,460)

Irish6.2%(2,058)

Scottish1.5%(508)

French1.2%(410)

Welsh0.9%(305)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(299)

Dutch0.8%(277)

Italian0.7%(236)

Swedish0.6%(209)

British0.4%(147)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.4%(140)

Norwegian0.4%(131)

Greek0.4%(118)

Czech0.2%(64)

Danish0.1%(48)

French Canadian0.1%(44)

Arab0.1%(31)

Subsaharan African0.1%(30)

Hungarian0.1%(29)

West Indian0.1%(28)

Austrian0.1%(24)

Croatian0.1%(23)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(20)

Belgian0.1%(17)

Brazilian0.1%(17)

Syrian0%(10)

Finnish0%(10)

Russian0%(10)

Portuguese0%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.5%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 19.7 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 married30.2%(4,459)

Married50.3%(7,440)

Widowed2.5%(376)

Divorced17%(2,509)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(2,635)

Married55.8%(7,280)

Widowed12%(1,564)

Divorced12%(1,561)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% 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)18.6%(414)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.7%(573)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.4%(766)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,229 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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