Lake Fenton vs Linden

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

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

Lake Fenton has the higher population (6,168 vs 4,150 in Linden). Lake Fenton has the higher median household income ($112,676 vs $77,434 in Linden). Lake Fenton has the higher median home value ($372,800 vs $232,300 in Linden).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Fenton	Linden
Population	6,168	4,150
Median age	51.1 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$112,676	$77,434
Median home value	$372,800	$232,300
Median gross rent	$1,343	$683
Housing units	2,840	1,574
Homeownership rate	89.4%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Fenton	Linden
Population	5,284 → 6,168 (+16.7%)	3,895 → 4,150 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$81,339 → $112,676 (+38.5%)	$72,933 → $77,434 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$241,700 → $372,800 (+54.2%)	$166,500 → $232,300 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,343 (+20.4%)	$774 → $683 (-11.8%)

Lake Fenton

Population

5,2846,168

Median household income

$81,339$112,676

Median home value

$241,700$372,800

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,343

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)

	Lake Fenton	Linden
Under 5	2.3%	7.3%
5 to 17	13.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	18.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	7.6%
65 to 74	21.3%	8.8%
75 and over	10.7%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Fenton	Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	0.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Fenton	Linden
No high school diploma	2.5%	4.7%
High school graduate	18.3%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Fenton	Linden
Drove alone	84.8%	76.3%
Carpooled	3.1%	15.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Fenton	Linden
1-unit, detached	82.0%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Lake Fenton	Linden
Poverty rate	5.8%	5.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1993	1991