| Index | Malden | Missouri | National |
| Income per capita | $18,614 | $27,044 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $33,682 | $49,593 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $37,045 | $62,242 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $22,066 | $30,016 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $32,192 | $34,901 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $24,185 | $24,771 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 22.2% | 15.3% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Manufacturing sector | 24.4% | 24.4% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 16.4% | 16.4% |
| Public administration | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Education, health & social services | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| Other | 32.8% | 32.8% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Risco, MO | 257 | $53,500 | 3.3% |
| Holcomb, MO | 746 | $44,583 | 19.4% |
| Tallapoosa, MO | 95 | $44,000 | 20.5% |
| Wardell, MO | 420 | $41,484 | 25.0% |
| Piggott, AR | 3,579 | $37,409 | 32.4% |
| Malden, MO | 4,136 | $33,682 | 39.1% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Lowell, MI | 4,136 | $64,492 | 16.6% |
| Rice Lake, MN | 4,136 | $78,795 | 42.4% |
| Dutton/Dunwich, ON | 4,136 | n/a | |
| Scandia, MN | 4,135 | $84,741 | 53.2% |
| Red Lake, ON | 4,137 | n/a | |
| Malden, MO | 4,136 | $33,682 | 39.1% |
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