Malden-on-Hudson is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 365 people and just one neighborhood, Malden-on-Hudson is the 930th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Malden-on-Hudson was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Malden-on-Hudson is a blue-collar town, with 51.24% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Malden-on-Hudson is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Malden-on-Hudson who work in legal occupations (16.53%), personal care services (10.74%), and food service (10.74%).
Overall, Malden-on-Hudson’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Malden-on-Hudson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Malden-on-Hudson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Malden-on-Hudson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Malden-on-Hudson are among the most well-educated in the nation: 43.30% of adults in Malden-on-Hudson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Malden-on-Hudson in 2022 was $32,612, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,448 for a family of four. However, Malden-on-Hudson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Malden-on-Hudson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Malden-on-Hudson residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Malden-on-Hudson include English, German, Czech, Portuguese, and Polish.
Malden-on-Hudson also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 60.44%.
The most common language spoken in Malden-on-Hudson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, has the amazing distinction of housing more same sex couples living together than 98.3% of neighborhoods in the U.S. If you are seeking such a neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that this is one place that you should consider.
Also, if you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 9.1% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in New York, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in New York.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Irish and Cuban ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 28.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Irish ancestry and 4.4% have Cuban ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Malden-on-Hudson are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.3% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 50.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (13.9%), and 11.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 89.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.8%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Malden-on-Hudson, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (28.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (20.7%), and residents who report Italian roots (18.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (15.7%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (8.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (79.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.