Malvern, AL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Malvern	Alabama	National
Income per capita	$27,955	$36,385	$44,883
Median household income	$59,961	$66,002	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$54,475	$82,217	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,928	$38,646	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,045	$49,826	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,653	$33,733	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.6%	18.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Malvern is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Malvern is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Malvern is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Malvern is 76% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,970 $59,961 $119,922

City

$43,996 $66,002 $132,004

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Malvern employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.4%	12.4%
Manufacturing sector	7.6%	7.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	9.9%	9.9%
Public administration	3.2%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	9.0%
Other	46.4%	46.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Headland, AL	4,863	$98,386	21.0%
Level Plains, AL	1,818	$94,282	15.9%
Fort Rucker, AL	5,862	$91,709	12.8%
Newton, AL	1,558	$88,604	8.9%
Rehobeth, AL	1,989	$88,181	8.4%
Malvern, AL	1,758	$59,961	26.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Sherwood, CA	1,758	$368,754	353.4%
Harlan, IN	1,758	$97,627	20.0%
Shirley, MA	1,758	$91,115	12.0%
West Unity, OH	1,758	$73,002	10.2%
McAlmont, AR	1,759	$41,272	49.3%
Malvern, AL	1,758	$59,961	26.3%

Source: The Malvern, AL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.