Alden, IA Demographic Data
Alden, IA Summary
Alden is located in Hardin County in Iowa
- Population: 873
- Area: 1.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.71 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 506.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,176.18 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Alden, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
362
47%
50.8
Male
407
53%
49.2
Total Population
769
323,128,000
Alden, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
37
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
49
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
32
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
33
4.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
28
3.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
146
19.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
97
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
84
10.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
61
7.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
62
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
65
8.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
51
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
24
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
629
81.8%
77.2
Female
300
47.7%
51.3
Male
329
52.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
613
79.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
179
23.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
140
18.2%
15.2
Female
89
63.6%
55.8
Male
51
36.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Alden, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
766
99.6%
96.8
White
725
94.3%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
41
5.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
3
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
44
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
44
5.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
725
94.3%
82.2
Alden, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
38
6.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
30
5.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
268
45.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
109
18.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
91
15.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
50
8.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4
0.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
68
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
522
88.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
54
9.2%
31.2
Alden, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
199
30.6%
33.7%
Now Married
293
45.0%
47.5
Divorced
83
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
14
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
62
9.5
5.8%
Alden, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
681
93.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
51
7.0%
21.6%
Spanish
43
5.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Alden, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2
0.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
51
15.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
43
12.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
30
8.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
61
17.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
65
19.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
51
15.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
27
7.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
7
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
44,286
57,617
Per capita income
24,812
31,128
Alden, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
107
25.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
21
4.9%
9.8
Construction
49
11.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
91
21.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8
1.9%
6.6
Information
3
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
49
11.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
17
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5
1.2%
11.4
Public administration
7
1.6%
4.6
Retail trade
48
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6
1.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
15
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
98
23.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
59
13.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
98
23.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
83
19.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
88
20.7%
18.1%
Alden, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
424
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
332
78.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
83
19.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
4
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
5
1.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.6
26.6
Alden, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
16
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
125
36.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
114
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
85
25.0%
21.0
Alden, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
340
91.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
261
76.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
79
23.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
31
8.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Alden, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
371
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
30
8.1%
9.1
4 rooms
52
14.0%
16.5
5 rooms
52
14.0%
19.8
6 rooms
93
25.1%
17.8
7 rooms
72
19.4%
12.0
8 rooms
39
10.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
33
8.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Alden, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
371
1-unit, detached
324
87.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2
0.5%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
36
9.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
2
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
7
1.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Alden, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
157
42.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
25
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
39
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
40
10.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
79
21.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
21
5.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10
2.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
0
0.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Alden, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
256
75.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
6
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
69
20.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
4
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Alden, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
129
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
2
1.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
2
1.6%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
2.3%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
43
33.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
79
61.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
81
62.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
11
8.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
16.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
1.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
14
10.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Alden, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
79
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
16
20.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
25
31.6%
41.0%
Less than $500
38
48.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
563
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
15
19.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
24
30.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2
2.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
13
16.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
11.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16
20.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Alden, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
261
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
61
23.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
126
48.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
60
23.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6
2.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5
1.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3
1.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
76,400
205,000