Linden

Population: 43,614
Median household income: $91,036
Median home value: $387,200

Linden, a community in Union County, New Jersey, has 43,614 residents. Its median household income of $91,036 runs below the Union County figure of $100,117.

From 2019 to 2023, Linden's population grew 3.3% from 42,222 to 43,614, while its median home value rose 37.4% from $281,800 to $387,200.

23.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,614
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $91,036
Median home value: $387,200
Median gross rent: $1,677
Housing units: 16,142
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,22243,614

Median household income

$73,386$91,036

Median home value

$281,800$387,200

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,222	$73,386	$281,800	$1,313
2020	42,332	$75,084	$293,700	$1,362
2021	43,387	$80,200	$307,200	$1,414
2022	43,478	$86,801	$357,000	$1,597
2023	43,614	$91,036	$387,200	$1,677

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,581	5.9%
5 to 17	6,501	14.9%
18 to 24	3,630	8.3%
25 to 34	6,412	14.7%
35 to 44	5,679	13.0%
45 to 54	6,216	14.3%
55 to 64	6,386	14.6%
65 to 74	3,930	9.0%
75 and over	2,279	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,522	31.0%
Black or African American	11,844	27.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,566	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	353	0.8%
Two or more races	808	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,521	35.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,557	14.7%
High school graduate	10,282	33.3%
Some college or associate's	8,863	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,937	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,263	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit7.1%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,508	69.9%
Carpooled	2,653	12.0%
Public transit	1,572	7.1%
Walked	531	2.4%
Bicycle	49	0.2%
Worked from home	1,371	6.2%
Other means	514	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,689	22.5%
15 to 29 min	6,808	32.7%
30 to 44 min	4,237	20.3%
45 to 59 min	2,098	10.1%
60+ min	2,995	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 9.0% (3,871 of 43,192)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,019	72.1%
Nonfamily households	4,271	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,290	94.7%
Vacant	852	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,364	61.2%
Renter-occupied	5,926	38.8%

1-unit, detached46.7%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units33.5%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,537	46.7%
1-unit, attached	808	5.0%
2 to 4 units	5,404	33.5%
5 to 19 units	752	4.7%
20 or more units	1,573	9.7%
Mobile home & other	68	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3440350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.66 sq mi
Center point: 40.6273, -74.2363