Malden

Population & Demographics

Malden, MA

Malden is home to 65,906 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 34,315 resident workers commute each day.

MassachusettsCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
65,906
people
Population

65,906 residents

Median age 35.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Malden population & demographics

Who lives in Malden — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
65,906
Median age
35.8yrs
Median household income
$100,606
Median home value
$633,500
Median gross rent
$2,204/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
45.1%
Poverty rate
11.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Malden

How Malden breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White38.7%
Asian28.1%
Black13.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%
Two or more races8.0%
Some other race2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Malden

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Malden.

Malden at a glance
Employed Residents
34,315
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
7.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Malden proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Malden commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

32 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Malden

34,315 commutes, one dot at a time

Malden

Where 34,315 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Malden, by worker count.

1Boston7.5 mi11,476
2Cambridge4.6 mi2,652
3Malden0.0 mi2,537
4Somerville3.4 mi1,017
5Medford2.5 mi940
6Woburn6.1 mi839
7Everett1.4 mi836
8Waltham9.6 mi703

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Malden.

1Malden0.0 mi2,537
2Boston7.5 mi1,183
3Everett1.4 mi635
4Lynn6.2 mi564
5Revere3.0 mi462
6Medford2.5 mi433
7Saugus3.5 mi383
8Melrose2.0 mi325

Top industries

The sectors that employ Malden’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance24.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.9%
EDEducational Services9.0%
RTRetail Trade8.2%
COConstruction6.9%
MFManufacturing6.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)6.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.6%
PAPublic Administration5.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Malden

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
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