Alden, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Alden is a Census city of 87 people across 0.15 square miles of land, in Rice County. Median household income is $39,375, 83.7 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 area0.15 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land562 plus or minus 252
- County holding the largest share of its areaRice 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
- Population87 plus or minus 39
- Median age55.3 plus or minus 24.6
- Population under 1820 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1823.0 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Population 65 and over30 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over34.5 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Households43 plus or minus 20
- Family households14 plus or minus 9
- Share of households that are families32.6 percent plus or minus 14.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alden
Income and work in Alden
- Median household income$39,375 plus or minus $13,173
- Per capita income$24,661 plus or minus $12,696
- Civilian labor force35 plus or minus 18
- Employed30 plus or minus 16
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate14.3 percent plus or minus 21.6
- Adults 25 and over67 plus or minus 32
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.8 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 20.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alden
- Housing units64 plus or minus 25
- Occupied units43 plus or minus 20
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate32.8 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Owner occupied36 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied7 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate83.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$55,000 plus or minus $32,438
- Single family units64 plus or minus 27
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1971
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 commute28 plus or minus 16
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.9 percent plus or minus 27.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.6 percent plus or minus 49.2
- Drove alone69.0 percent plus or minus 35.0
- Carpooled24.1 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
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 number200291
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Alden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200291 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.
Rice County, not Alden
Rice County context, not Alden figures
- Establishments in Rice County265
- Covered employment, Rice County3,769
- Average annual pay, Rice County$50,565
- Housing units permitted, Rice County9
Every figure in this section is published for Rice 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, Kansas?
87, in 43 households. Alden city covers 0.15 square miles of land, which is 562 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?
Rice 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?
$39,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $55,000. 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 200291, 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 Rice 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.
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