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Alden, Iowa

Alden city, Iowa · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Small townRural scaleGrowingHardin County · 1.6 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025AldenPeer medianPctileSource
Population83385436
Population change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median household income$64,500$65,45327
Poverty rate17.5%9.7%82
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%13.6%27
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/an/a
Median owner-occupied home value$107,900$142,6509
Median gross rent$621$7959
Housing vacancy rate6.5%9.8%9
Worked from home7.0%5.2%73
Population, 2012–2024
AldenPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
AldenPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population
Housing units
Median household income
Median owner-occupied home value
Median gross rent
Bachelor's degree or higher
Worked from home
Poverty rate
Establishment density · Hardin County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars18.6US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail3.6US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services6.6US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services14.4US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care16.2US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation5.4US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation2.4US 2.1above US rate
Construction37.3US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Houtzdale, PA95857$64,86813.2%
Livingston, IL92884$62,24013.3%
Liverpool, PA92850$59,53914.4%
Paw Paw, IL91932$65,15612.8%
South Webster, OH89873$60,41713.9%
Evansville, IL89781$65,75010.4%
Ector, TX89820$66,16114.3%
Sterling, OK88751$67,98111.9%
Deerfield, MI88860$70,55614.9%
Hartford, IA88760$70,00014.5%