Alden

Population: 110
Median household income: $38,750
Median home value: $49,300

Alden, a community in Rice County, Kansas, has 110 residents. At $38,750, its median household income sits below Rice County's $63,947.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alden's population declined 9.1% from 121 to 110, while its median home value rose 29.7% from $38,000 to $49,300.

74.3% of workers drive to work alone. 100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 110
Median age: 58.5 yrs
Median household income: $38,750
Median home value: $49,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 75
Homeownership rate: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

121110

Median household income

$53,281$38,750

Median home value

$38,000$49,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	121	$53,281	$38,000
2020	127	$54,792	$39,400
2021	137	$58,000	$42,500
2022	127	$58,125	$49,200
2023	110	$38,750	$49,300

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 344.5%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 544.5%

55 to 6417.3%

65 to 7427.3%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	1.8%
5 to 17	21	19.1%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	5	4.5%
35 to 44	14	12.7%
45 to 54	5	4.5%
55 to 64	19	17.3%
65 to 74	30	27.3%
75 and over	14	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	98	89.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	10.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree28.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	10.3%
High school graduate	22	25.3%
Some college or associate's	23	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	25	28.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled20.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26	74.3%
Carpooled	7	20.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	47.1%
15 to 29 min	9	26.5%
30 to 44 min	9	26.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 24.3% (26 of 107)

	Count	Share
Family households	19	33.3%
Nonfamily households	38	66.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	57	76.0%
Vacant	18	24.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	50	87.7%
Renter-occupied	7	12.3%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2000950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2438, -98.3117