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Malvern, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Malvern is a Census city of 10,953 people across 9.68 square miles of land, in Hot Spring County. Median household income is $46,250, 50.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Malvern
What Malvern is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.68 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,131
- County holding the largest share of its areaHot Spring County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malvern
How many people live in Malvern
- Population10,953
- Median age39.4
- Population under 182,193
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,034
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households3,481
- Family households2,052
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malvern
Income and work in Malvern
- Median household income$46,250 plus or minus $14,034
- Per capita income$17,517
- Civilian labor force3,546
- Employed3,347
- Unemployed199 plus or minus 157
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over8,056
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malvern
Housing in Malvern
- Housing units4,116
- Occupied units3,481
- Vacant units635 plus or minus 180
- Vacancy rate15.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied1,748
- Renter occupied1,733
- Ownership rate50.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$104,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$764
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units2,915
- Share single family70.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more872 plus or minus 276
- Share in buildings of two or more21.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes328 plus or minus 180
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malvern
How Malvern gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,226
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,655 plus or minus 379
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,022 plus or minus 328
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.7 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Drove alone84.4 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malvern
SBA loans in Malvern (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$10,629,500
- Average approval$483,159
- Median approval$58,950
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,048,750
- Largest approval$2,475,000
- Jobs supported467
- Jobs per approval21.2
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.3 percent
- Share to franchises4.5 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Malvern, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Malvern
Flood risk in Malvern
- NFIP communityCity of Malvern
- NFIP community number050088
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date03/03/11(M)
The City of Malvern participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050088 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hot Spring County, not Malvern
Hot Spring County context, not Malvern figures
- Establishments in Hot Spring County513
- Covered employment, Hot Spring County7,969
- Average annual pay, Hot Spring County$48,229
- Housing units permitted, Hot Spring County4
Every figure in this section is published for Hot Spring County as a whole and is not a measurement of Malvern.
All Hot Spring County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Malvern questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Malvern, Arkansas?
10,953, in 3,481 households. Malvern city covers 9.68 square miles of land, which is 1,131 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Malvern in?
Hot Spring County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Malvern?
$46,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,500. Median gross rent is $764 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Malvern businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $10.6 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $58,950. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Malvern, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Malvern borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Malvern. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Malvern in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Malvern appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Malvern, city of, community 050088, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Malvern figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hot Spring County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Malvern.
Is zoning published for Malvern?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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