It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Malden has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Malden has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Malden than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Malden may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Malden doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Malden has a very low overall level of education: only 8.39% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Malden in 2022 was $22,813, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,252 for a family of four. However, Malden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Malden is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Malden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Malden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Malden include German, Irish, English, European, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Malden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
