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 rate of college-level education in Malden is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.62% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Malden in 2022 was $25,634, 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 $102,536 for a family of four. However, Malden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Malden also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.11% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Malden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
