Iowa · Census place 01045
Alden city, IA
Quick answer
Alden city has 792 residents, ranking #360 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $55,625, the median home is worth $102,500 and median gross rent runs $562 a month.
- Population
- 792Alden city residents
- Median household income
- $55,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $102,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $562Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Alden city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alden city median would spend about 12.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.1% of residents and 64% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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