Malvern is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 10,967 people and five associated neighborhoods, Malvern is the 36th largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Malvern is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Malvern is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Malvern who work in office and administrative support (13.98%), sales jobs (10.26%), and food service (6.56%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Malvern has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Malvern has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Malvern than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Malvern may be for you.The rate of college-level education in Malvern is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.18% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Malvern in 2022 was $17,387, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,548 for a family of four. However, Malvern contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Malvern is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Malvern home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Malvern residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Malvern include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Malvern is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
