Alden, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 59.0 square miles (152.9 km²), of which, 56.1 square miles (145.2 km²) of it is land and 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²) of it (5.05%) is water.

Wisconsin State Highway 65 passes through Alden.

At the 2000 census there were 2,615 people in 973 households, including 751 families, in the town. The population density was 46.6 people per square mile (18.0/km²). There were 1,235 housing units at an average density of 22.0 per square mile (8.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.66% White, 0.08% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65%.[2]

Of the 973 households 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 17.9% of households were one person and 4.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.2 males.

The median household income was $57,337 and the median family income was $60,913. Males had a median income of $43,056 versus $25,823 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,470. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.