Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.33 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Algona doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Algona are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.88% of adults in Algona having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Algona in 2022 was $32,410, which is lower middle income relative to Iowa, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,640 for a family of four. However, Algona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Algona is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Algona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Algona residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Algona include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Algona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
