Alden

Population: 658
Median household income: $75,833
Median home value: $122,700

Alden is a community in Freeborn County, Minnesota, home to 658 residents. Its median household income of $75,833 runs above the Freeborn County figure of $69,012.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alden's population held roughly steady from 658 to 658, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $92,000 to $122,700.

19.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 658
Median age: 48.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,833
Median home value: $122,700
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 287
Homeownership rate: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

658658

Median household income

$58,750$75,833

Median home value

$92,000$122,700

Median gross rent

$642$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	658	$58,750	$92,000	$642
2020	708	$58,672	$89,600	$697
2021	680	$64,375	$94,300	$775
2022	633	$75,000	$112,500	$980
2023	658	$75,833	$122,700	$1,038

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	3.3%
5 to 17	93	14.1%
18 to 24	56	8.5%
25 to 34	43	6.5%
35 to 44	83	12.6%
45 to 54	88	13.4%
55 to 64	129	19.6%
65 to 74	101	15.3%
75 and over	43	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	615	93.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.8%
Two or more races	16	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	2.5%
High school graduate	192	39.4%
Some college or associate's	190	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	69	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	24	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	349	89.3%
Carpooled	10	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	5.4%
Other means	4	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	125	33.8%
15 to 29 min	162	43.8%
30 to 44 min	46	12.4%
45 to 59 min	23	6.2%
60+ min	14	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 2.9% (19 of 658)

	Count	Share
Family households	195	73.3%
Nonfamily households	71	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	266	92.7%
Vacant	21	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	232	87.2%
Renter-occupied	34	12.8%

1-unit, detached98.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	282	98.3%
1-unit, attached	3	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.3%
5 to 19 units	1	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2700838
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.6675, -93.5699