Linden

Population: 526
Median household income: $60,714
Median home value: $113,300

Located in Montgomery County, Indiana, Linden is a community with a population of 526. At $60,714, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $66,571.

From 2019 to 2023, Linden's population declined 23.8% from 690 to 526, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $80,200 to $113,300.

15.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.99 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 526
Median age: 54.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,714
Median home value: $113,300
Median gross rent: $648
Housing units: 284
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

690526

Median household income

$52,115$60,714

Median home value

$80,200$113,300

Median gross rent

$681$648

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	690	$52,115	$80,200	$681
2020	652	$50,729	$79,500	$671
2021	598	$56,250	$88,200	$713
2022	563	$55,417	$99,800	$660
2023	526	$60,714	$113,300	$648

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6426.6%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	4.4%
5 to 17	56	10.6%
18 to 24	31	5.9%
25 to 34	80	15.2%
35 to 44	33	6.3%
45 to 54	49	9.3%
55 to 64	140	26.6%
65 to 74	63	12.0%
75 and over	51	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	489	93.0%
Black or African American	13	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.4%
Two or more races	14	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	9.6%
High school graduate	210	50.5%
Some college or associate's	111	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	46	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	210	81.1%
Carpooled	40	15.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	1.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	46	18.0%
15 to 29 min	125	48.8%
30 to 44 min	69	27.0%
45 to 59 min	5	2.0%
60+ min	11	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 15.1% (79 of 524)

	Count	Share
Family households	142	53.8%
Nonfamily households	122	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	264	93.0%
Vacant	20	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	193	73.1%
Renter-occupied	71	26.9%

1-unit, detached83.5%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	237	83.5%
1-unit, attached	8	2.8%
2 to 4 units	21	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	8	2.8%
Mobile home & other	10	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1844082
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1890, -86.9023