Alden, MN

Full City Profile · Minnesota · Freeborn County County

3.5 /5.0

B+ Good

658 Population 678/sq mi density

$75,833 Median Income $37,583 per capita

$122,700 Home Value $148,720 Zillow

$1,038 Median Rent 14.7% income on rent

46°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

B+

Overall

3.5 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

B+

Economy

3.9 / 5.0

$75,833 median income, 5.8% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$122,700 home value, $1,038/mo rent

C+

Safety

2.5 / 5.0

0 violent crimes/100K

C+

Education

2.5 / 5.0

19.1% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2013–2023)

Population Change

-11.9%

654 → 576

over 10 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-1.26%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+54.1%

$49,219 → $75,833

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+4.42%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Alden across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

527

-49 from 2023 (576)

Projected Median Income 2030

$102,646

+$26,813 from 2023 ($75,833)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2013	654	—	$49,219	—
2015	645	-1.4%	$49,911	+1.4%
2017	644	-0.2%	$55,333	+10.9%
2019	642	-0.3%	$58,750	+6.2%
2021	580	-9.7%	$64,375	+9.6%
2023	576	-0.7%	$75,833	+17.8%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.