Malakoff is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,257 people and two associated neighborhoods, Malakoff is the 620th largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.83% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Malakoff is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, Malakoff is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.34% of adults 25 and older in Malakoff have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Malakoff in 2022 was $23,998, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,992 for a family of four. However, Malakoff contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Malakoff is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Malakoff home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Malakoff residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Malakoff also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.28% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Malakoff include Irish, English, Welsh, Scottish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Malakoff is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.