Linden is a city of 44,192 people in New Jersey. 36% of locals were born outside the United States. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 4,135 people per square mile. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $92,915, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Linden
What changed most since 1990
White share71.3% → 30.1%(−41.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share7.3% → 35.2%(+27.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$363,130 → $419,700(+16%)US over the same years: +67%
Linden's population equals 7.6% of Union County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.0% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.8% of the county's.
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)14.3%(185)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.3%(81)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.7%(371)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.7%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,292 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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Over time
Linden, decade by decade
Linden population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
36,701
$86,189
$363,130
12.2%
55.8
2000
39,394
$84,425
$277,074
14.1%
74.0
2010
40,499
$80,357
$483,216
18.4%
83.9
2020
43,738
$91,005
$355,976
23.2%
88.6
2024
44,192
$92,915
$419,700
23.3%
88.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
