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Population (year 2000): 2,666. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,581 (-3.2% change)
 

Males: 1,322  (49.6%)
Females: 1,344  (50.4%)

Erie County

Median resident age:  37.8 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 14004.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,300 (it was $41,630 in 2000)
Alden  $45,300
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $103,400 (it was $91,500 in 2000)
Alden  $103,400
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Alden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)

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Ancestries: German (41.7%), Polish (26.0%), Irish (17.0%), Italian (14.1%), English (10.7%), United States (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1823

Elevation: 866 feet

Land area: 2.72 square miles.

Population density: 958 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alden

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alden village

  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

81 residents are foreign born (1.4% North America, 1.1% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This village:  3.0%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there were 40 registered sex offenders living in Alden, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alden to the number of sex offenders is 65 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alden:  3.0% ($2,752)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cheektowaga, NY (17.8 miles , pop. 94,019).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (24.5 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (305.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Town Line, NY (4.6 miles ), Marilla, NY (6.0 miles ), Corfu, NY (7.3 miles ), Bennington, NY (7.4 miles ), Darien, NY (7.7 miles ), Newstead, NY (7.9 miles ), Akron, NY (8.2 miles ), Pembroke, NY (9.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $147,300
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $133,400
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $151,700
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $181,400
  • 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $206,300

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Latitude: 42.90 N, Longitude: 78.49 W


12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area codes: 585, 716

Alden, New York business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +212 (+8.6%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)


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Alden-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.6 miles away from the Alden village center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/24/1967, a category 3 tornado 35.4 miles away from the village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alden:
  • ST JOSEPH INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CHEEKTOWAGA, NY)
  • UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; BATAVIA, NY)
  • ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; BUFFALO, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alden:
  • BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 16 miles; BUFFALO, NY; ID: BUF)
  • NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 34 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; ID: IAG)
  • GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; ID: ROC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alden:
  • BUFFALO-LANCASTER (about 8 miles; LANCASTER, NY; ID: D77)
  • AKRON (about 9 miles; AKRON, NY; ID: 9G3)
  • BUFFALO AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; BUFFALO, NY; ID: 9G0)

Amtrak station near Alden:
  • 17 miles: BUFFALO-DEPEW (DEPEW, 55 DICK RD.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alden:
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 19 miles; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,464)
  • GENESEE VALLEY BOCES (about 19 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,249)
  • GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 2,942)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 21 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,389)
  • CANISIUS COLLEGE (about 25 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 4,002)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT BUFFALO (about 27 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 9,287)
  • D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 2,033)
Public high school in Alden:
Public elementary/middle schools in Alden:
Private elementary/middle school in Alden:
  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 160; Location: 2028 SANDRIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Alden:
  • EWELL FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $132,385; Location: 13280 BROADWAY; 15,929 books; 799 audio materials; 675 video materials; 86 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Court: Alden Town - Court Clerk (3311 Wende Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alden and their reported violations in the past:

ALDEN VILLAGE (Population served: 2666, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Iron. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-28-2005)
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-20-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-20-2002)
KIS-N-GREENS (Address: 13822 NORTH ROAD, Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2000), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2000)

Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  66.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  7.6%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.3%
Whole state:  7.4%

Alden compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Alden (2007 data):
  • Alden State Bank: at 13216 Broadway, branch established on 1916-10-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $185.4 mil, Deposits: $158.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$3,965$47,5800$0
Health 0$0 1$292
Other Government Administration 1$2,511$30,1325$1,938
Other and Unallocable 1$3,405$40,8600$0
Police - Other 0$0 4$3,215
Streets and Highways 6$19,260$38,5201$604
Water Supply 1$2,706$32,4720$0
Judicial and Legal 1$1,461$17,5323$2,688
Sewerage 2$6,872$41,2320$0
Solid Waste Management 3$8,280$33,1201$248
Totals for Government 16$48,460$36,34515$8,985


Alden government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $73,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $282,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    All Other: $101,000
  • Construction - Fire Protection: $568,000
    Regular Highways: $124,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $264,000
    Sewerage: $241,000
    Regular Highways: $213,000
    Water Utilities: $156,000
    Solid Waste Management: $121,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $82,000
    Financial Administration: $70,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
    Fire Protection: $49,000
    Central Staff Services: $46,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $43,000
    Health Services - Other: $25,000
    Police Protection: $19,000
    Parks & Recreation: $16,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $54,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $59,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $229,000
    All Other: $108,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $428,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $977,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $300,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,170,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $360,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $107,000
    Water Utilities: $68,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $152,000
    Interest Earnings: $54,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $34,000
    Water Utilities: $26,000
    Regular Highways: $26,000
    General Public Building: $24,000
    Fire Protection: $15,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    General - Other: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,713,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $241,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $250,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $137,000
    General Support: $13,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $754,000
    Public Utilities: $58,000
    NEC: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $715,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000

2.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  2.75%
New York average:  5.41%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($879 average AGI)
Erie County:  0.18%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Niagara County, NY  0.48% ($37,162 average AGI)
from Monroe County, NY  0.13% ($35,945)
from Cattaraugus County, NY  0.10% ($27,241)


3.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.75%
New York average:  6.26%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($549 average AGI)
Erie County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Niagara County, NY  0.52% ($38,108 average AGI)
to Monroe County, NY  0.14% ($34,817)
to Cattaraugus County, NY  0.10% ($30,478)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alden:
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
  • WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
  • WJJL (1440 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: M.J. PHILLIPS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WECK (1230 AM; 1 kW; CHEEKTOWAGA, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WMNY (1120 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alden:
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLOF (101.7 FM; ATTICA, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
  • WGRF (96.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBUF (92.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WNED-FM (94.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/C ASSOC.)
  • WDCX (99.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WFBF (89.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBLK (93.7 FM; DEPEW, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJYE (96.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WHTT-FM (104.1 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYRK (106.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEDG (103.3 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFO (88.7 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Alden:
  • WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WNED-TV (Channel 17; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NY PUBLIC BROADCASTING ASSOC.)
  • WUTV (Channel 29; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WUTV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNLO (Channel 23; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
  • WDTB-LP (Channel 39; HAMBURG, NY; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFHW-LP (Channel 58; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: CITIZENS TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBXZ-LP (Channel 56; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBNF-CA (Channel 15; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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