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Malvern, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Malvern is a Census borough of 3,435 people across 1.26 square miles of land, in Chester County. Median household income is $117,548, 55.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 81 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $41.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Malvern
What Malvern is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.26 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,725
- County holding the largest share of its areaChester 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
- Population3,435
- Median age46.4
- Population under 18685 plus or minus 194
- Share under 1819.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over692 plus or minus 165
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households1,543
- Family households872
- Share of households that are families56.5 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$117,548 plus or minus $24,705
- Per capita income$79,770
- Civilian labor force2,048
- Employed1,960
- Unemployed88 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over2,630
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree27.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malvern
Housing in Malvern
- Housing units1,663
- Occupied units1,543
- Vacant units120 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied856
- Renter occupied687 plus or minus 159
- Ownership rate55.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$521,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,169
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units1,015
- Share single family61.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more648 plus or minus 154
- Share in buildings of two or more39.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
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 commute1,480
- Commuting under 15 minutes447 plus or minus 138
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more469 plus or minus 150
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.7 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone69.3 percent
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport4.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home24.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Malvern
SBA loans in Malvern (7(a))
- Approvals81
- Gross approval$41,611,100
- Average approval$513,717
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$857,000
- Largest approval$4,150,000
- Jobs supported1,222
- Jobs per approval15.1
- Loans with a final outcome23
- Paid in full22
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.6 percent
- Share to franchises17.3 percent
- Distinct lenders28
- Distinct industries by NAICS45
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Malvern, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 23 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
SBA loans in Malvern (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$16,800,000
- Average approval$1,292,308
- Median approval$537,000
- Largest approval$4,247,000
- Jobs supported233
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Malvern, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Malvern
Flood risk in Malvern
- NFIP communityBorough of Malvern
- NFIP community number420281
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/17
The Borough of Malvern participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420281 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.
Chester County, not Malvern
Chester County context, not Malvern figures
- Establishments in Chester County15,102
- Covered employment, Chester County251,284
- Average annual pay, Chester County$87,886
- Housing units permitted, Chester County1,529
Every figure in this section is published for Chester County as a whole and is not a measurement of Malvern.
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.
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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, Pennsylvania?
3,435, in 1,543 households. Malvern borough covers 1.26 square miles of land, which is 2,725 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?
Chester 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?
$117,548. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $521,800. Median gross rent is $2,169 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?
81 7(a) approvals totaling $41.6 m since FY2020, across 28 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $16.8 m since FY2010. 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 23 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, borough of, community 420281, 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 Malvern figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Chester 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.