Malden, Massachusetts demographics

Malden, MA demographics: median age 35.8; 45.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Malden city, Massachusetts · Incorporated city · GEOID 2537875. The survey estimates a population of 65,906 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Malden is 35.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 26,042 households (±681). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.8 ±1.0	40.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 65,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Under 18	11,983 ±1,123	18.2% ±1.7 pp	19.4%	22.0%
18–34	20,140 ±1,339	30.6% ±2.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	25,202 ±1,545	38.2% ±2.3 pp	38.9%	38.0%
65 and older	8,581 ±787	13.0% ±1.2 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 65,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Male	33,471 ±1,055	50.8% ±1.6 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	32,435 ±1,051	49.2% ±1.6 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 65,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
White alone	26,494 ±1,706	40.2% ±2.6 pp	68.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,002 ±1,308	13.7% ±2.0 pp	6.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	218 ±173 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	18,520 ±1,857	28.1% ±2.8 pp	7.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,785 ±910	5.7% ±1.4 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,887 ±1,275	12.0% ±1.9 pp	11.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 65,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	59,666 ±1,024	90.5% ±1.6 pp	86.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6,240 ±1,027	9.5% ±1.6 pp	13.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,675 ±735	44.8% ±2.6 pp	45.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,637 ±474	6.3% ±1.8 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,743 ±557	10.5% ±2.1 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,601 ±676	25.3% ±2.5 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,386 ±408	13.0% ±1.5 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,653 ±613	29.4% ±2.2 pp	27.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	18,389 ±991	70.6% ±3.3 pp	72.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,601 ±676	25.3% ±2.5 pp	28.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,626 ±746	33.1% ±2.7 pp	33.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,916 ±654	18.9% ±2.5 pp	16.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,316 ±497	12.7% ±1.9 pp	13.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,903 ±326	7.3% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	324 ±143	1.2% ±0.5 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	356 ±167	1.4% ±0.6 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 65,906
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Native	38,732 ±1,369	58.8% ±2.1 pp	82.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	27,174 ±1,376	41.2% ±2.1 pp	18.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 62,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
English only	30,529 ±1,533	49.1% ±2.4 pp	74.9%	77.7%
Spanish	4,113 ±944	6.6% ±1.5 pp	9.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	4,030 ±876	6.5% ±1.4 pp	1.9%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	40 ±67 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,008 ±640 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	9,196 ±1,278	14.8% ±2.1 pp	6.1%	2.0%
Korean	268 ±204 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	8,129 ±1,028	13.1% ±1.6 pp	2.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,689 ±474	2.7% ±0.8 pp	0.7%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	42 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,415 ±666	2.3% ±1.1 pp	1.3%	1.1%
Arabic	883 ±373	1.4% ±0.6 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	837 ±335	1.3% ±0.5 pp	1.0%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 48,235
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,761 ±803	14.0% ±1.6 pp	8.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,679 ±928	22.1% ±1.9 pp	22.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,891 ±690	12.2% ±1.4 pp	14.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,164 ±686	6.6% ±1.4 pp	7.5%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	12,648 ±1,046	26.2% ±2.1 pp	25.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9,092 ±954	18.8% ±1.9 pp	21.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 65,133
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Massachusetts	U.S.
Same house	55,961 ±1,204	85.9% ±1.8 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,951 ±945	7.6% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,176 ±477	3.3% ±0.7 pp	3.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,515 ±409	2.3% ±0.6 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	530 ±266 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.9% of Malden residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 2.6% in Massachusetts and 8.4% nationally. 94.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Malden	Massachusetts	U.S.	Compared with Massachusetts
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.9% ±1.1 pp	2.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.3% ±3.5 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.7% ±0.7 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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