Malone is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 5,448 people and three associated neighborhoods, Malone is the 300th largest community in New York. Malone has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.54% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.17 minutes getting to work every day.
Despite the fact that it is a small village, Malone has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the village for affordable transportation.
The percentage of people in Malone who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.75% of adults in Malone have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Malone in 2018 was $29,026, which is low income relative to New York, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,104 for a family of four. However, Malone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Malone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Malone residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Malone include French, Irish, English, Italian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Malone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.