Linden

Population: 118
Median household income: $59,583
Median home value: $139,600

Located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, Linden is a community with a population of 118. At $59,583, its median household income sits in line with Cumberland County's $58,780.

Between 2019 and 2023, Linden's population grew 2.6% from 115 to 118, while its median home value rose 28.4% from $108,700 to $139,600.

17.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 118
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $59,583
Median home value: $139,600
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 62
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

115118

Median household income

$47,083$59,583

Median home value

$108,700$139,600

Median gross rent

$680$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	115	$47,083	$108,700	$680
2020	110	$50,000	$114,800	$688
2021	129	$53,333	$112,500	$731
2022	126	$61,250	$135,400	$850
2023	118	$59,583	$139,600	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	4.2%
5 to 17	26	22.0%
18 to 24	6	5.1%
25 to 34	19	16.1%
35 to 44	9	7.6%
45 to 54	8	6.8%
55 to 64	13	11.0%
65 to 74	21	17.8%
75 and over	11	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	99	83.9%
Black or African American	13	11.0%
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	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13	16.0%
High school graduate	27	33.3%
Some college or associate's	27	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44	93.6%
Carpooled	2	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	6.5%
15 to 29 min	13	28.3%
30 to 44 min	20	43.5%
45 to 59 min	5	10.9%
60+ min	5	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 19.5% (23 of 118)

	Count	Share
Family households	29	56.9%
Nonfamily households	22	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	51	82.3%
Vacant	11	17.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	45	88.2%
Renter-occupied	6	11.8%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	53	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	14.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3738360
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2546, -78.7476