Malvern, AR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Malvern	Arkansas	National
Income per capita	$27,967	$34,533	$44,883
Median household income	$52,639	$64,269	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$67,978	$78,259	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,516	$39,884	$52,080
Median earnings male	$38,259	$46,339	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,531	$33,396	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.7%	18.8%	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 35% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Malvern is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Malvern is 64% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,089 $52,639 $105,278

City

$42,841 $64,269 $128,538

State

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

Nation

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Malvern median earnings by income bracket

Malvern employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	12.2%
Manufacturing sector	20.3%	20.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.1%	15.1%
Public administration	5.1%	5.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	13.7%	13.7%
Other	28.0%	28.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Magnet Cove, AR	985	$123,616	52.0%
Haskell, AR	4,692	$107,215	31.8%
Tull, AR	503	$91,521	12.5%
Benton, AR	37,708	$90,419	11.2%
Poyen, AR	373	$90,102	10.8%
Malvern, AR	11,203	$52,639	35.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Raymondville, TX	11,203	$55,702	31.5%
Sussex, WI	11,204	$139,764	71.8%
Burlington, WI	11,199	$100,157	23.1%
Oneida, NY	11,198	$71,695	11.9%
Damascus, OR	11,210	$147,243	81.0%
Malvern, AR	11,203	$52,639	35.3%

Source: The Malvern, AR 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.