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Alden, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Alden is a Census city of 629 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Freeborn County. Median household income is $73,250, 82.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alden
What Alden is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land652
- County holding the largest share of its areaFreeborn 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.
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How many people live in Alden
- Population629
- Median age50.5
- Population under 18109 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1817.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over136 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent
- Households273
- Family households203
- Share of households that are families74.4 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$73,250
- Per capita income$39,880
- Civilian labor force405
- Employed371
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate8.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over468
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.2 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alden
- Housing units295
- Occupied units273
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate7.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied226
- Renter occupied47 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate82.8 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,042 plus or minus $505
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Single family units293
- Share single family99.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 11
- Share in buildings of two or more0.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
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 commute339
- Commuting under 15 minutes106 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.3 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more72 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone88.6 percent
- Carpooled2.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Alden (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$3,328,500
- Average approval$3,328,500
- Median approval$3,328,500
- Largest approval$3,328,500
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Alden (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$811,000
- Average approval$811,000
- Median approval$811,000
- Largest approval$811,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alden, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Alden
- NFIP communityCity of Alden
- NFIP community number275330
- 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 275330 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.
Freeborn County, not Alden
Freeborn County context, not Alden figures
- Establishments in Freeborn County755
- Covered employment, Freeborn County11,963
- Average annual pay, Freeborn County$53,099
- Housing units permitted, Freeborn County16
Every figure in this section is published for Freeborn 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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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, Minnesota?
629, in 273 households. Alden city covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 652 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?
Freeborn 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?
$73,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,400. Median gross rent is $1,042 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alden businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $3.3 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $3,328,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $811,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alden. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Alden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alden, city of, community 275330, 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 Freeborn 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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