Malvern is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 8,974 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Malvern is the 43rd largest community in Arkansas.

When you are in Malvern, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.0% of Malvern's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Malvern is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Malvern who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.19%), sales jobs (8.50%), and food service (5.92%).

As is often the case in a small city, Malvern doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Malvern Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Malvern is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.75% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Malvern in 2000 was $14,848, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $59,392 for a family of four.

Malvern is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Malvern home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Malvern is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Malvern include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Malvern is English.