Overview
440
Total Population
33.3
Median age
53.41%
Female population %
87.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
0-4 years
Largest age group
71.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
51
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Malden's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Malden is 33.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Malden's population under 18 was 30.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Malden's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Malden, 28.64% were under the age of 15, 19.32% aged 15 to 29, 39.09% aged 30 to 64, 12.05% aged 65 to 84, and 0.91% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 30 more females than males in Malden:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.41% females and 46.59% males in Malden, IL.
- The Malden, IL gender ratio is 87.2:100 i.e. 87.2 men to 100 women (0.872).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 24.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 50.
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Race / Ethnicity
Malden's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Malden population: 97.50% are White, 0.68% are some other race and 1.82% are multiracial.
- Malden's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 51 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 389 (88.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Malden is White with a population of 429 (97.50% of the total population).
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Year by year
Malden's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 362 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Malden's population increased by 20 (5.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Malden's population decreased by 46 (12.71%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Malden's population was lowest in year 2022 at 312.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)