Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Kansas: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 72.6% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Alden compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above 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.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Rice County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (97%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Religon statistics for Alden
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 37.1% | 17.6% | 11.2% | 8.3% | 7.2% |
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| Congregations | 25.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 3.1% | 9.4% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Mennonite Church | Lutheran Church | Church of the Nazarene | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.3% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 6.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 21.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $300 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $140 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $125 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $180 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $745 |
Alden government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $6,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $19,000
Financial Administration: $15,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Sewerage: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $95,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
General Support: $2,000
- Tax - Public Utilities: $8,000
Property: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000
5.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,947 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.94% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,817 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.65% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Alden:
- KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KWBW (1450 AM; 1 kW; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alden:
- KGGG (94.7 FM; STERLING, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA BROADCASTING, INC)
- KHMY (93.1 FM; PRATT, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KXKU (106.1 FM; LYONS, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA B/CING, INC.)
- KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
- KVGB-FM (104.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KHOK (100.7 FM; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KHUT (102.9 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Alden:
- KSNC (Channel 2; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
- KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
- K30GD (Channel 30; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Steve Martz, 3.2 Km Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 104.9 m, Overall height: 106.4 m
Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4572, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- 2.5 Mi Se, Call Sign: KAC997, Licensee ID: L00005375
Assigned Frequencies : 48.9000 MHz
Grant Date: 09/24/2004, Expiration Date: 09/19/2014
Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4572, Fax: (248) 205-4672, Email:
- 3 1/2 Mi S Of Sw Corner, Call Sign: KNDB747
Assigned Frequencies : 151.580 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/1997, Expiration Date: 07/21/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/24/2002
Registrant: Wellman, R G Dba Wellman Ranch, Rr 1, Alden, KS 67512, Phone: (316) 534-2672 - 1/2 Mi S, Call Sign: KNGA704, Licensee ID: L00652444
Assigned Frequencies : 158.325 MHz
Grant Date: 03/12/2003, Expiration Date: 03/01/2013
Registrant: Charles E Fair, 2120 905th Rd, Alden, KS 67512 - Alden M/W, Cnr N Langdon Rd & W 69th Ave - 8.5mi S Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: KCV908
Assigned Frequencies : 160.455 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2003, Expiration Date: 04/09/2013
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- ALDEN, 3.2 Km Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 104.9 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: KAH75
Assigned Frequencies : 6585.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/04/2009, Expiration Date: 05/26/2019
Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4520, Fax: (248) 205-4620, Email:
- Alden, Cnr N Langdon Rd & W 69th Ave - 8.5mi S Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WHC476
Assigned Frequencies : 6655.00 MHz, 6675.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/05/2001, Expiration Date: 12/17/2011
Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: KA0RDV, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/24/1995, Expiration Date: 01/24/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/25/2007
Registrant: Laurene P Caywood, 301 N Pioneer, Alden, KS 67512 - Call Sign: WA0DWW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/15/1997, Expiration Date: 12/15/2007
Registrant: Stanley C Stout, 203 E 2nd, Alden, KS 67512 - Call Sign: KD0ACI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01260763
Grant Date: 03/27/2007, Expiration Date: 03/27/2017, Certifier: Terry L Gartrell
Registrant: Terry L Gartrell, 305 N Plum, Alden, KS 67512
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 6
- Good Intent Call: 1
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