CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Lake Linden

Michigan · 1,203 residents · 0.79 sq mi

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Lake Linden is a city of 1,203 people in Michigan. Households here earn about 54% less than in Michigan as a whole. The median age is 39.9, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $24,100. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households take in $14,243 at the median, 53% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,203

+11%vs 2000

vs 1,081 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(95)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(87)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.9%(131)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(166)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(121)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(110)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.7%(165)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.7%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,243

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,234 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,898

−37%vs 2000

vs $14,189 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.0%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,100

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $283 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.5%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

33.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(1,047)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(10)

Asian0.5%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,203)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American3.4%(35)

Colombian3.4%(35)

Mexican0.8%(8)

Ancestry

Finnish29.2%(298)

German17.7%(181)

French13.9%(142)

English12.1%(123)

French Canadian10.2%(104)

Irish10.2%(104)

Italian7.3%(74)

Polish5.3%(54)

American3.3%(34)

Hungarian2.7%(28)

Swedish2.4%(24)

Dutch2.2%(22)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Slovene2.2%(22)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(13)

Czech1%(10)

Greek0.7%(7)

Belgian0.5%(5)

Croatian0.5%(5)

Norwegian0.5%(5)

Armenian0.4%(4)

Austrian0.4%(4)

Russian0.4%(4)

Canadian0.3%(3)

Ukrainian0.3%(3)

Lithuanian0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest Finnish population · Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.1%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+96%vs 2000

vs 9.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.1%(222)

Married40.1%(189)

Widowed3.6%(17)

Divorced9.1%(43)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(107)

Married45%(212)

Widowed16.6%(78)

Divorced15.7%(74)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.0%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.7%

−9.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.3%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.8%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.5%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.3%(30)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.4%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.8%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 106 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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