Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Malden

Official Website: www.ci.malden.ma.us
County: Middlesex
Region: Boston Area
Year Settled: 1640
Incorporated as a Town: 1649
Incorporated as a City: 1881
Land Area: 5.1 sq. miles
Population Density: 11,112 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 56,340
Estimated Population for 2006: 55,595
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
69.6%White
7.9%Black
4.8%Hispanic
14.0%Asian
0.1%Native American
3.6%Other
Median Household Income (2005): $52,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $185,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $341,000
Poverty: 9.2%
Violent Crime Index: 22 (average)
Property Crime Index: 34 (average)
Crime compared to USA: Low
Nearest Hospital (ER): Hallmark Health System (Malden), Quigley Memorial Hospital (Chelsea)

Footnotes and sources of data
Click map to open Google road map