Malvern, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 9,021. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,068 (+0.5% change)
Males: 4,145 (45.9%), Females: 4,876 (54.1%)
Hot Spring County
Zip code: 72104
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $27,007
Median house value: $49,100
Population by Race
Races in Malvern:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.6%)
- Black (28.7%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (20.8%), Irish (8.4%), German (6.0%), English (3.5%), French (1.4%), Dutch (1.2%).
Elevation: 314 feet
Land area: 7.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Malvern
- High school or higher: 72.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Malvern city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 14.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -336 (-3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Malvern:
- HOT SPRING COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (1001 SCHNEIDER DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Malvern:
- LEO N LEVI NATIONAL ARTHRITIS (about 18 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
- NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 18 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
- C C S LITTLE ROCK INC (about 21 miles; BENTON, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Malvern:
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 21 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 48 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Abbreviation: LIT)
- LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 60 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Malvern:
- MALVERN MUNI (about 6 miles; MALVERN, AR; Abbreviation: M78)
- SALINE COUNTY/WATTS FIELD (about 20 miles; BENTON, AR; Abbreviation: M99)
- DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 26 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Abbreviation: M89)
Amtrak station:
MALVERN (200 E. 1ST ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Malvern:
- OUACHITA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 530; Location: ONE COLLEGE CIR; Public; Website: www.otcweb.org)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Malvern:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 42 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 60 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 60 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 81 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
Schools
Public high schools in Malvern:
- GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 520; Location: 14334 HWY. 67; Grades: 07 – 12)
- MALVERN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 445; Location: 525 E HIGHLAND STREET; Grades: 10 – 12)
- MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 472 MAGNET SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 07 – 12)
- OUACHITA VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: VO-TECH CIRCLE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Malvern:
- MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 893; Location: 1807 WEST MOLINE; Grades: KG – 04)
- GLEN ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 529; Location: 14334 HWY. 67; Grades: PK – 06)
- MALVERN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 508; Location: 1910 ROOSEVELT; Grades: 07 – 09)
- MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 396; Location: 22083 HWY 51; Grades: KG – 06)
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 337; Location: 614 E MOLINE STREET; Grades: 05 – 06)
Private primary/middle school in Malvern:
- A.C.A.C. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 16; Location: 404 N BANKS ST; Grades: KG – 3)
Libraries
Library in Malvern:
- MID ARKANSAS REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $634,757; Location: 301 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 141,506 books; 1,761 audio materials; 2,986 video materials; 163 serial subscriptions)