Alden is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,589 people and three associated neighborhoods, Alden is the 518th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Alden is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Alden is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Alden who work in sales jobs (16.11%), office and administrative support (13.88%), and healthcare (10.39%). Being a small village, Alden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Alden is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.81% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Alden in 2022 was $37,297, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,188 for a family of four. However, Alden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Alden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Alden residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Alden include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in Alden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.
