Population

66,370

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$633,500

Owner-occupied units

Malden, MA

Massachusetts · 42.429° N, 71.059° W · 5 sq mi

Malden is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 66,370 and about 13,156 residents per square mile. The median household earns $100,606 a year, and the median home is worth $633,500.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

5 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

13,156

People per square mile

Rank by population

#637

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#877

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$100,606

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,204

Per month

Homeownership

41.3%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

34.4 min

One way

People

Median age

35.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

45.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

41.2%

Households

26,042

2.52 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 26.6^%

Professional & business services 17.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.9^%

Retail trade 8.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Massachusetts

Name

Abigail Johnson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$31.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Milton

Source of wealth

Fidelity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector

Employer

Mass General Brigham

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Massachusetts

Company

TJX

Revenue

$56.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Framingham

Ticker

TJX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Massachusetts

State bird

Black-capped Chickadee

State flower

Mayflower

State capital

Boston

Nickname

The Bay State

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Cities near Malden

Everett, MA2 mi · 53,572
Somerville, MA3 mi · 84,211
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Cambridge, MA5 mi · 122,588
Lynn, MA6 mi · 104,236
Boston, MA7 mi · 672,973
Brookline, MA8 mi · 63,266