Dogtown vs Linden

A side-by-side comparison of Dogtown and Linden: population, income, housing, and more.

Dogtown and Linden are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dogtown has the higher population (3,180 vs 2,047 in Linden). Dogtown has the higher median household income ($126,042 vs $123,378 in Linden). Dogtown has the higher median home value ($696,700 vs $564,300 in Linden).

Population, income & housing

	Dogtown	Linden
Population	3,180	2,047
Median age	43.9 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$126,042	$123,378
Median home value	$696,700	$564,300
Median gross rent	$2,218	$1,479
Housing units	1,177	853
Homeownership rate	80.1%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	18.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dogtown	Linden
Population	2,643 → 3,180 (+20.3%)	1,547 → 2,047 (+32.3%)
Median household income	$90,500 → $126,042 (+39.3%)	$114,792 → $123,378 (+7.5%)
Median home value	$552,500 → $696,700 (+26.1%)	$393,900 → $564,300 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,344 → $2,218 (+65.0%)	$1,282 → $1,479 (+15.4%)

Dogtown

Population

2,6433,180

Median household income

$90,500$126,042

Median home value

$552,500$696,700

Median gross rent

$1,344$2,218

Linden

Population

1,5472,047

Median household income

$114,792$123,378

Median home value

$393,900$564,300

Median gross rent

$1,282$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dogtown	Linden
Under 5	5.8%	9.2%
5 to 17	14.5%	14.6%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	15.5%
35 to 44	8.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	17.1%	7.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	17.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	5.9%
75 and over	6.9%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dogtown	Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	53.5%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	38.1%	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dogtown	Linden
No high school diploma	10.6%	6.9%
High school graduate	33.6%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dogtown	Linden
Drove alone	71.4%	88.1%
Carpooled	4.7%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.3%	2.9%
Other means	0.4%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dogtown	Linden
1-unit, detached	89.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dogtown	Linden
Poverty rate	5.9%	3.2%
Average household size	2.93	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1977	1981