Alden, Wisconsin

Back to Alden, WI housing info, Polk County, Wisconsin, WI smaller cities, WI small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Polk County Population in July 2008: 2,719. Population change since 2000: +4.0%   Males: 1,410   (51.9%) Females: 1,309   (48.1%) Median resident age:   38.4 years Wisconsin median age:   36.0 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $68,684 (it was $57,337 in 2000) Alden:   $68,684 Wisconsin:   $50,578 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,616 Alden:   $29,616 Wisconsin:   $25,993 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $221,717 (it was $139,200 in 2000) Alden:   $221,717 Wisconsin:   $168,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $267,406; Detached houses: $278,316; Townhouses or other attached units: $162,848; In 2-unit structures: $71,515; Mobile homes: $52,500; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,500 Alden, WI residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Alden: White Non-Hispanic (98.1%) Hispanic (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Alden: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100) 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 Elevation: 960 feet Land area: 56.1 square miles. Population density: 49 people per square mile   (very low).

Alden-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (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 4 (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.

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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: Larsen Lake (A), South Fish Lake (B), Pine Lake (C), Smith Lake (D), Mansen Lake (E), Lower Pine Lake (F), Lee Lake (G), Mud Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peabody Creek (A), Rice Creek (B), Parker Creek (C), Horse 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:	2.7 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.2%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	8.7%

This town:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alden, WI

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6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from St. Croix County, WI	1.20% ($38,739 average AGI)
from Chisago County, MN	0.52% ($38,685)
from Barron County, WI	0.47% ($23,988)

6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to St. Croix County, WI	1.12% ($39,114 average AGI)
to Barron County, WI	0.49% ($32,859)
to Burnett County, WI	0.37% ($34,750)