Demographics of Malvern city, Arkansas

Malvern city, Arkansas had 11,144 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +290 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Malvern city, in four figures

11,144
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,953 ±41.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +290 people.; 39.4 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,250 ±$14,034
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Malvern city, Arkansas's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Malvern city, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Malvern city, Arkansas's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Malvern city, Arkansas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,854	100.0	100.0
2021	10,897	100.4	100.2
2022	10,938	100.8	100.7
2023	11,063	101.9	101.6
2024	11,083	102.1	102.5
2025	11,144	102.7	103.1

Population of Malvern city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,854	—
2021	10,897	+43
2022	10,938	+41
2023	11,063	+125
2024	11,083	+20
2025	11,144	+61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±1.9: for men 38.8 ±2.1 and for women 40.1 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Malvern city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	618 ±195	5.6% ±1.8	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,575 ±320	14.4% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	704 ±221	6.4% ±2.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,527 ±462	32.2% ±4.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,495 ±397	22.8% ±3.6	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,034 ±344	18.6% ±3.1	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,250 ±$14,034, and income per person $17,517 ±$2,160, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Malvern city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	944 ±287	27.1% ±8.0	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	861 ±241	24.7% ±6.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	895 ±285	25.7% ±7.9	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	315 ±150	9.0% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	379 ±183	10.9% ±5.2	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13 to 161	0.4% to 4.6%	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 21	0% to 0.6%	6.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Malvern city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	1,762 ±610	20.2% ±7.0	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	218 to 668	20.2% ±9.4	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	767 ±296	18.1% ±6.6	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	552 ±240	24.3% ±9.6	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Malvern city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Malvern city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	4,116 ±299	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.6% ±2.6	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.4% ±4.2	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.2% ±5.6	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.8% ±7.1	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$104,500 ±$16,519	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$764 ±$43	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Malvern city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	142 to 498	1.3% to 4.5%	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,772 ±347	61.8% ±3.2	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,311 ±274	30.2% ±2.5	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 35	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	531 ±203	4.8% ±1.9	6.3% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Malvern city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	7,972 ±505	72.8% ±4.6	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,758 ±518	25.2% ±4.7	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 130	0% to 1.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	33 to 295	0.3% to 2.7%	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 243	0% to 2.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 99	0% to 0.9%	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Malvern city among the places of Arkansas

35th of 71 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Places of Arkansas near Malvern city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Harrison city	13,350 ±23
Mountain Home city	13,108 ±22
Blytheville city	12,790 ±40
Forrest City city	12,646 ±19
Batesville city	11,445 ±31
Malvern city	10,953 ±41
Magnolia city	10,894 ±18
Lowell city	10,849 ±46
Camden city	10,307 ±67
Arkadelphia city	10,099 ±34
Greenwood city	9,616 ±37

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Arkansas by poverty rate
No. 7 Places in Arkansas by median age
No. 22 Places in Arkansas by median household income
No. 28 Places in Arkansas by homeownership rate
No. 41 Places in Arkansas by median rent
No. 52 Places in Arkansas by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026