Humidity & wind
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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
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
- Medford, MA3 mi · 59,834
- Revere, MA4 mi · 60,141
- Cambridge, MA5 mi · 122,588
- Lynn, MA6 mi · 104,236
- Boston, MA7 mi · 672,973
- Brookline, MA8 mi · 63,266
Cities about the same size
- Port Orange, FL66,395
- Westfield, IN66,258
- Victoria, TX66,500
- Cheyenne, WY66,507
- Shoreline, WA66,542
- Skokie, IL66,544
- Eagle Mountain, UT66,557
- Brentwood, CA66,607
More in Massachusetts
- Worcester213,862
- Springfield154,702
- Lowell119,971
- Brockton106,134
- Quincy103,173
- New Bedford101,834
- Fall River95,298
- Newton90,741
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.