Davison vs Linden

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

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

Davison has the higher population (5,082 vs 4,150 in Linden). Linden has the higher median household income ($77,434 vs $50,450 in Davison). Linden has the higher median home value ($232,300 vs $166,100 in Davison).

Population, income & housing

	Davison	Linden
Population	5,082	4,150
Median age	43.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,450	$77,434
Median home value	$166,100	$232,300
Median gross rent	$858	$683
Housing units	2,582	1,574
Homeownership rate	47.9%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davison	Linden
Population	4,937 → 5,082 (+2.9%)	3,895 → 4,150 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$48,534 → $50,450 (+3.9%)	$72,933 → $77,434 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$116,600 → $166,100 (+42.5%)	$166,500 → $232,300 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $858 (+16.6%)	$774 → $683 (-11.8%)

Davison

Population

4,9375,082

Median household income

$48,534$50,450

Median home value

$116,600$166,100

Median gross rent

$736$858

Linden

Population

3,8954,150

Median household income

$72,933$77,434

Median home value

$166,500$232,300

Median gross rent

$774$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davison	Linden
Under 5	4.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	17.4%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	18.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	7.6%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.8%
75 and over	8.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davison	Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davison	Linden
No high school diploma	8.6%	4.7%
High school graduate	27.5%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davison	Linden
Drove alone	77.7%	76.3%
Carpooled	12.2%	15.5%
Public transit	1.4%	0.3%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	7.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davison	Linden
1-unit, detached	51.0%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	14.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	23.6%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Davison	Linden
Poverty rate	16.2%	5.5%
Average household size	2.09	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1968	1991