Alden, NY Housing Market & City Data

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9,995
Population Estimate
$172,943
Median Home Value
97.0%
Employment Rate
23.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$177
Median Listing Price$350,000
Median Days on Market59
Active Listings14
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)31
Avg Listing Price$403,185
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.06
Family Dual Income61.3
Median Household Income$74,858
Median Individual Income$31,706
Home Ownership81.1%
Home Value$172,943
Median Rent$769
Rent Burden22.4%
Poverty4.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.5%
  • Highschool Education33.6%
  • Some College32.1%
  • Bachelors Degree16.2%
  • Graduate Degree7.5%
  • Total College or Above23.7%
  • Stem Degree42.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male54.9%
  • Female45.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married48.2%
  • Divorced10.4%
  • Never Married34.8%
  • Widowed6.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityAlden
State IDNY
Population9,995

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.1%
19–2912.9%
30–3912.3%
40–4913.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.3%
60–6911.3%
70–796.9%
80+4.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.2%
Unemployment Rate3.0%
Disabled10.6%

ETHNICITY

White86.4%
Black11.1%
Asian0.7%
Native American0.7%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other0.3%
Multiple0.6%

OTHER

Hispanic2.7%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured4.1%
Veteran7.2%

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