It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Malvern has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Malvern has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Malvern than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Malvern may be for you.
The percentage of people in Malvern with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.18% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Malvern in 2018 was $17,387, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,548 for a family of four. However, Malvern contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Malvern is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Malvern home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Malvern residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Malvern include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Malvern is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
