Alden, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Alden is a Census city of 833 people across 1.56 square miles of land, in Hardin County. Median household income is $64,500, 68.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alden
What Alden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land533
- County holding the largest share of its areaHardin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alden
How many people live in Alden
- Population833
- Median age40.4
- Population under 18202 plus or minus 51
- Share under 1824.2 percent
- Population 65 and over155 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households362
- Family households213
- Share of households that are families58.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alden
- Median household income$64,500
- Per capita income$32,479
- Civilian labor force435 plus or minus 88
- Employed426
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over580
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alden
- Housing units387
- Occupied units362
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied248
- Renter occupied114 plus or minus 45
- Ownership rate68.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$621
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Single family units295
- Share single family76.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more90 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more23.3 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute396 plus or minus 86
- Commuting under 15 minutes175 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more59 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Drove alone90.4 percent
- Carpooled2.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alden
Flood risk in Alden
- NFIP communityCity of Alden
- NFIP community number190138
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/12(M)
The City of Alden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190138 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hardin County, not Alden
Hardin County context, not Alden figures
- Establishments in Hardin County499
- Covered employment, Hardin County6,483
- Average annual pay, Hardin County$54,065
- Housing units permitted, Hardin County28
Every figure in this section is published for Hardin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alden.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Alden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alden, Iowa?
833, in 362 households. Alden city covers 1.56 square miles of land, which is 533 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alden in?
Hardin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Alden?
$64,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,900. Median gross rent is $621 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Alden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alden, city of, community 190138, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Alden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hardin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Alden.
Is zoning published for Alden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.