Malvern is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 11,080 people and five associated neighborhoods, Malvern is the 36th largest community in Arkansas.Malvern is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Malvern is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Malvern who work in office and administrative support (11.36%), sales jobs (10.70%), and food service (9.03%). 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 10.65% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Malvern in 2022 was $17,852, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,408 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, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Malvern is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
