Alden, Minnesota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	654
Male Share of the Population	50.8%
Female Share of the Population	49.2%
Senior Citizens	15.4%
Employed Population 16+	322
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	52.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	16.8%
Median Earnings25+	$35,673
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$32,917
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,563

Wealth

Median Family Income	$63,214
% Above Poverty Level	95%
% Below Poverty Level	5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	0.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.9%
% Using Public Transportation	0.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	25.5%
Median Gross Rent	$657
Median House Value	$91,200

Ancestry

German	56.1%
Norwegian	22.3%
Irish	12.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.4%
Danishn	9.3%
Swedish	4.3%
Polish	3.5%
Dutch	3.2%
English	3.1%
French Except Basque	1.4%
Welsh	0.9%
Finnish	0.9%
Austrian	0.6%
Russian	0.3%
Italian	0.3%
Scottish	0.3%
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Alden Almanac

Category	Value
County	Freeborn County
Standard Zip Codes	56009
Phone Area Codes	507
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.67
Approximate Longitude	-93.57

Alden Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ALBERT LEA 3 SE
Distance	14.3 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 21 F
Apr Temp	34 to 55 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	36 to 59 F
Annual Precip	33.1 inches

Station	FOREST CITY 2 NNE
Distance	26.9 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	62 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	32.2 inches

Station	WASECA EXP STATION
Distance	27.5 miles
Jan Temp	1 to 21 F
Apr Temp	35 to 55 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	36 to 59 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Albert Lea	17,687	$54,833
Conger	127	$57,250
Freeborn	264	$55,000
Hartland	327	$57,500
Twin Lakes	148	$40,625
Wells	2,321	$56,250

Alden Public Schools

Alden-conger Elementary
215 N Broadway
ZIP: 56009
(507) 874-3240
Primary
Total Enrollment 269

Alden-conger Secondary
215 N Broadway
ZIP: 56009
(507) 874-3240
High
Total Enrollment 230

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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