Highland vs Linden

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

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

Highland has the higher population (934 vs 539 in Linden). Highland has the higher median household income ($65,179 vs $61,406 in Linden). Linden has the higher median home value ($161,100 vs $146,200 in Highland).

Population, income & housing

	Highland	Linden
Population	934	539
Median age	42.0 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,179	$61,406
Median home value	$146,200	$161,100
Median gross rent	$657	$446
Housing units	428	259
Homeownership rate	78.1%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland	Linden
Population	966 → 934 (-3.3%)	512 → 539 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $65,179 (+13.8%)	$49,464 → $61,406 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$111,800 → $146,200 (+30.8%)	$110,800 → $161,100 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $657 (+8.4%)	$329 → $446 (+35.6%)

Highland

Population

966934

Median household income

$57,250$65,179

Median home value

$111,800$146,200

Median gross rent

$606$657

Linden

Population

512539

Median household income

$49,464$61,406

Median home value

$110,800$161,100

Median gross rent

$329$446

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland	Linden
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.9%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	17.6%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.3%
75 and over	9.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland	Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	95.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland	Linden
No high school diploma	3.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	41.3%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland	Linden
Drove alone	82.1%	82.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland	Linden
1-unit, detached	82.0%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Highland	Linden
Poverty rate	13.7%	9.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1969	1956