Linden vs McLeod

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

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

Linden has the higher population (1,742 vs 475 in McLeod). McLeod has the higher median home value ($140,300 vs $128,700 in Linden). Since 2019, McLeod's population has grown faster (+37.3% vs -10.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Linden	McLeod
Population	1,742	475
Median age	47.1 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,542	—
Median home value	$128,700	$140,300
Median gross rent	$642	$730
Housing units	991	134
Homeownership rate	58.7%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linden	McLeod
Population	1,944 → 1,742 (-10.4%)	346 → 475 (+37.3%)
Median household income	$34,767 → $47,542 (+36.7%)	$17,857 → $16,204 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$79,600 → $128,700 (+61.7%)	$86,300 → $140,300 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$511 → $642 (+25.6%)	$1,056 → $730 (-30.9%)

Linden

Population

1,9441,742

Median household income

$34,767$47,542

Median home value

$79,600$128,700

Median gross rent

$511$642

McLeod

Population

346475

Median household income

$17,857$16,204

Median home value

$86,300$140,300

Median gross rent

$1,056$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linden	McLeod
Under 5	4.5%	13.7%
5 to 17	14.3%	26.5%
18 to 24	3.4%	12.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	7.4%
65 to 74	15.0%	4.2%
75 and over	13.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linden	McLeod
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	83.2%
Black or African American	21.2%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linden	McLeod
No high school diploma	14.2%	10.7%
High school graduate	35.9%	60.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linden	McLeod
Drove alone	85.6%	86.1%
Carpooled	2.4%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linden	McLeod
1-unit, detached	74.2%	35.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	59.7%

Poverty & households

	Linden	McLeod
Poverty rate	27.8%	58.4%
Average household size	2.01	3.74
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1973	1990