Linden

Population: 163
Median home value: $106,300

Located in Dallas County, Iowa, Linden is a community with a population of 163. At $106,300, its median home value sits below Dallas County's $333,400.

From 2019 to 2023, Linden's population declined 7.4% from 176 to 163, while its median home value rose 25.1% from $85,000 to $106,300.

86.8% of workers drive to work alone. 86.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 163
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $106,300
Median gross rent: $1,250
Housing units: 84
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

176163

Median household income

$58,333$76,250

Median home value

$85,000$106,300

Median gross rent

$539$1,250

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	176	$58,333	$85,000	$539
2020	220	$76,667	$81,900	$1,034
2021	193	$80,625	$89,400	$1,269
2022	175	$76,250	$95,700	$1,292
2023	163	—	$106,300	$1,250

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1731.3%

18 to 241.2%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	9.2%
5 to 17	51	31.3%
18 to 24	2	1.2%
25 to 34	30	18.4%
35 to 44	11	6.7%
45 to 54	27	16.6%
55 to 64	15	9.2%
65 to 74	9	5.5%
75 and over	3	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	156	95.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's50.5%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5	5.3%
High school graduate	30	31.6%
Some college or associate's	48	50.5%
Bachelor's degree	10	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	59	86.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	13.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1	1.7%
15 to 29 min	28	47.5%
30 to 44 min	4	6.8%
45 to 59 min	25	42.4%
60+ min	1	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 12.3% (20 of 163)

	Count	Share
Family households	38	63.3%
Nonfamily households	22	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	60	71.4%
Vacant	24	28.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36	60.0%
Renter-occupied	24	40.0%

1-unit, detached86.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	73	86.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1945390
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.6427, -94.2700