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Malden, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Malden is a Census city of 65,906 people across 5.04 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $100,606, 41.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 68 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Malden
What Malden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.04 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land13,065
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex 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.
Malden
How many people live in Malden
- Population65,906
- Median age35.8
- Population under 1811,983
- Share under 1818.2 percent
- Population 65 and over8,581
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent
- Households26,042
- Family households16,055
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malden
Income and work in Malden
- Median household income$100,606
- Per capita income$48,581
- Civilian labor force40,029
- Employed37,885
- Unemployed2,144 plus or minus 532
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over48,235
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malden
Housing in Malden
- Housing units27,876
- Occupied units26,042
- Vacant units1,834 plus or minus 378
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied10,744
- Renter occupied15,298
- Ownership rate41.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$633,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,204
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.3 percent
- Single family units8,663
- Share single family31.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19,024
- Share in buildings of two or more68.2 percent
- Mobile homes73 plus or minus 54
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malden
How Malden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute29,549
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,650
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18,201
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more61.6 percent
- Drove alone42.3 percent
- Carpooled13.6 percent
- Public transport18.8 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home19.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malden
SBA loans in Malden (7(a))
- Approvals68
- Gross approval$11,566,400
- Average approval$170,094
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$294,400
- Largest approval$1,650,000
- Jobs supported350
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full11
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.9 percent
- Share to franchises1.5 percent
- Distinct lenders18
- Distinct industries by NAICS37
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Malden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 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.
Malden
SBA loans in Malden (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$6,174,000
- Average approval$474,923
- Median approval$348,000
- Largest approval$1,646,000
- Jobs supported132
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Malden, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Malden
Flood risk in Malden
- NFIP communityCity of Malden
- NFIP community number250202
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/08/25
The City of Malden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250202 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Middlesex County, not Malden
Middlesex County context, not Malden figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County44,624
- Covered employment, Middlesex County926,104
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$113,704
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County3,495
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Malden.
All Middlesex 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
Malden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Malden, Massachusetts?
65,906, in 26,042 households. Malden city covers 5.04 square miles of land, which is 13,065 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Malden in?
Middlesex 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 Malden?
$100,606. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $633,500. Median gross rent is $2,204 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Malden businesses?
68 7(a) approvals totaling $11.6 m since FY2020, across 18 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $6.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Malden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Malden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Malden. Only 11 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 Malden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Malden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Malden, city of, community 250202, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Malden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Middlesex 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 Malden.
Is zoning published for Malden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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