Being a small village, Alden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Alden is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 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.
