Alford vs Velpen

A side-by-side comparison of Alford and Velpen: population, income, housing, and more.

Alford and Velpen are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alford has the higher population (227 vs 23 in Velpen).

Population, income & housing

	Alford	Velpen
Population	227	23
Median age	58.2 yrs	—
Median household income	$35,147	—
Median home value	$115,600	—
Housing units	110	10
Homeownership rate	89.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alford	Velpen
Population	187 → 227 (+21.4%)	0 → 23 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$152,100 → $115,600 (-24.0%)	—

Alford

Population

187227

Median home value

$152,100$115,600

Velpen

Population

023

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alford	Velpen
Under 5	7.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	1.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	18.1%	0.0%
75 and over	27.8%	100.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alford	Velpen
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alford	Velpen
No high school diploma	13.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	69.8%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	17.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alford	Velpen
Drove alone	100.0%	—
Carpooled	0.0%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	0.0%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alford	Velpen
1-unit, detached	86.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alford	Velpen
Poverty rate	54.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.06	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	36	—
Median year structure built	1956	—