Alden, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +6.5%
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| Males: 1,449 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 1,337 |  (48.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 42.4 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54020.
| Alden: | $101,141 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $44,318 (it was $22,470 in 2000)
Alden town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $338,143 (it was $139,200 in 2000)
| Alden: | $338,143 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $277,838; detached houses: $292,280; townhouses or other attached units: $273,047; in 2-unit structures: $342,285; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,123; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $285,633; mobile homes: $95,707; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $119,484
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alden, WI
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- 2,73398.1%White alone
- 210.8%Two or more races
- 180.6%Hispanic
- 90.3%Asian alone
- 30.1%Black alone
- 20.07%American Indian alone
Races in Alden detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (43.0%), Norwegian (29.8%), Swedish (12.5%), Irish (10.2%), French (6.9%), Danish (5.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 56.1 square miles.
Population density: 50 people per square mile (very low).
6 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.2% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Alden town: | 1.5% ($2,027) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Paul, MN 
(36.4 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (338.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Garfield, WI (2.2 miles ),
), Stanton, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Black Brook, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Deer Park, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Latitude: 45.26 N, Longitude: 92.51 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 4.6% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Metal & metal products (8.3%)
- Health care (7.8%)
- Construction (6.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.0%)
- Metal & metal products (11.0%)
- Construction (10.5%)
- Machinery (6.6%)
- Educational services (5.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.3%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.7%)
- Wood products (4.0%)
- Health care (16.3%)
- Educational services (13.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.1%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Metal & metal products (4.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
Average climate in Alden, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Alden-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 11% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 26.7 miles away from the Alden town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/21/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Alden-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 173.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 185.5 miles away from Alden center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 346.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 213.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 153.5 miles away from Alden center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 158.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Polk County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Alden:
- AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 8 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- GOLDEN AGE MANOR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- AMERY REG MED CTR Critical Access Hospitals (about 8 miles away; AMERY, WI)
- LADD MEMORIAL HOSPTIAL, INC Critical Access Hospitals (about 9 miles away; OSCEOLA, WI)
- CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HOME OF OSCEOLA, INC (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; OSCEOLA, WI)
- L O SIMENSTAD NUR CARE UNIT (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; OSCEOLA, WI)
- WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 11 miles away; NEW RICHMOND, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alden:
- Century College (about 28 miles; White Bear Lake, MN; Full-time enrollment: 7,393)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 29 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
- Bethel University (about 35 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,061)
- Metropolitan State University (about 35 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 6,159)
- University of Northwestern-St Paul (about 36 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 2,680)
- Saint Paul College (about 37 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 4,778)
- Hamline University (about 38 miles; Saint Paul, MN; FT enrollment: 3,818)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Alden Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Alden: West Immanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Wagon Landing Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Mud Lake (A), North Fish Lake (B), Paulsen Lake (C), Pine Lake (D), Rice Lake (E), Smith Lake (F), South Fish Lake (G), Surprise Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rice Creek (A), Peabody Creek (B), Horse Creek (C), Parker Creek (D), Wapogasset Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Alden include: Parker Creek State Public Fishing Area (1), Wagon Landing Springs State Public Fishing Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 75.3% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This town: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Alden:
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 9.2%
For population 25 years and over in Alden:
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.5 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.8 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Alden, WI (based on Polk County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 10,596 | 37 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,480 | 39 |
| Catholic | 3,716 | 5 |
| Orthodox | 130 | 1 |
| Other | 15 | 3 |
| None | 23,268 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 11
| Polk County: | 2.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Polk County: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
| Polk County: | 5.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 37
| Here: | 8.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.0% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Polk County: | 26.9% |
| Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 9.1% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Alden:
- WXCE (1260 AM; 5 kW; AMERY, WI; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WDGY (630 AM; 8 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: 630 RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- WIXK (1590 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEW RICHMOND, WI; Owner: WIXK-AM, LLC)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WMGT (1220 AM; 5 kW; STILLWATER, MN; Owner: ENDURANCE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUOM (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
- WMIN (740 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HUDSON, WI; Owner: WRPX, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alden:
- WXPT (104.1 FM; ST. LOUIS PARK, MN; Owner: THE AUDIO HOUSE, INC.)
- KNOW-FM (91.1 FM; MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WLTE (102.9 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KSTP-FM (94.5 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-FM, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC)
- KEEY-FM (102.1 FM; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KTIS-FM (98.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDWB-FM (101.3 FM; RICHFIELD, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KQRS-FM (92.5 FM; GOLDEN VALLEY, MN; Owner: KQRS, Inc.)
- KSJN (99.5 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KXXR (93.7 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KQRS, INC.)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KQQL (107.9 FM; ANOKA, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KJZI (100.3 FM; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WFMP (107.1 FM; COON RAPIDS, MN; Owner: WFMP-FM, LLC)
- KMKL (90.3 FM; NORTH BRANCH, MN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WLMX-FM (104.9 FM; BALSAM LAKE, WI; Owner: QUARNSTROM MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WVSS (90.7 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
TV broadcast stations around Alden:
- KMSP-TV (Channel 9; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KARE (Channel 11; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KSTP-TV (Channel 5; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTCA-TV (Channel 2; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WCCO-TV (Channel 4; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTCI-TV (Channel 17; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSTC-TV (Channel 45; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMWB (Channel 23; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: KLGT LICENSEE, LLC)
- WFTC (Channel 29; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 39ft / 11.7mTotal length
- $577,000Total costs
- 1,875Total average daily traffic
- 90Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,061Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 73.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.3%Electricity
- 6.6%Wood
- 0.8%Utility gas
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 59.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.1%Wood
- 6.5%Electricity
- 3.9%Utility gas
Alden compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.