What percentage of people rent in Alden, IA?

Name: Renters and owners in Alden, IA, 2020–2024
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31.5% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Alden, IA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 114 renting households against 248 that own their home.

In Alden, the share of households that rent went from 29.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.5% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 114 (±45)
Median renter income: $56,250 (±$27,808)

Who rents and who owns in Alden

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alden	Hardin County	Iowa	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.5% (±9.7 points)	26.4% (±3.1 points)	28.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	114 (±45)	1,861 (±217)	372,311 (±3,635)	45,017,354
Owning households	248 (±44)	5,177 (±264)	943,396 (±5,414)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,250 (±$27,808)	$40,250 (±$7,378)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,000 (±$11,434)	$77,892 (±$5,638)	$91,638 (±$512)	$100,009

In Alden, the renter share is not measurably different from Hardin County (26.4%).

It is not measurably different from Iowa (28.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Hardin County, Alden ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 149 of 943.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Alden has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	29.2% (±7.0 points)	31.5% (±9.7 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$492 (±$105)	$621 (±$75)	+26.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,250 (±$4,591)	$64,500 (±$11,777)	+18.9%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Alden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alden
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alden	—	31.5% (±9.7 points)	—
Iowa Falls	5.9 mi	38.8% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Popejoy	6.2 mi	21.6% (±31.7 points)	Not measurably different
Buckeye	6.4 mi	43.8% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Williams	8.3 mi	29.5% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Owasa	11 mi	0.0% (±65.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dows	12 mi	24.7% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Blairsburg	14 mi	5.2% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Radcliffe	14 mi	20.8% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Blairsburg, IA (5.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Buckeye	43.8% (±30.5 points)
2	Iowa Falls	38.8% (±6.3 points)
3	Alden	31.5% (±9.7 points)
4	Eldora	30.9% (±7.8 points)
5	Steamboat Rock	26.0% (±11.8 points)
6	New Providence	22.7% (±18.4 points)
7	Radcliffe	20.8% (±10.1 points)
8	Ackley	18.7% (±6.5 points)
9	Union	13.2% (±8.1 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Hardin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Alden

How many renters are there in Alden?

Alden has an estimated 114 (±45) renting households, 31.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alden?

In Alden, the share of households that rent went from 29.2% in 2015–2019 to 31.5% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alden?

A renting household in Alden has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alden?

The median renting household in Alden, IA has an income of $56,250 (±$27,808) a year, against $75,000 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Alden city, Iowa (place:01045, in state:19).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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