Linden, IA

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2024 Population
150
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.5
4.69% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.7%
19.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$107,813
2024 Median Property Value
$112,500
5.83% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
65
7.14% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Linden, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Linden, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Linden, IA was $112,500, and the homeownership rate was 54.5%.

Most people in Linden, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Linden, IA was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Linden, IA is home to a population of 150 people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.667% of Linden, IA residents were born outside of the country (1 people).

In 2024, there were 36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (144 people) in Linden, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Linden, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Linden, IA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Linden, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    144 ± 95
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    4 ± 7
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    1 ± 2
0.667%
Hispanic Population
1 people

In 2024, there were 36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (144 people) in Linden, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.667% of the people in Linden, IA are hispanic (1 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Linden, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    44,333 ± 5,134 people
  2. India
    11,889 ± 2,672 people
  3. Guatemala
    8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.667%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1 people
0.613%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1 people

As of 2024, 0.667% of Linden, IA residents (1 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Linden, IA was 0.613%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    3 ± 11
  2. Vietnam
    1 ± 14

Linden, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Linden, IA employs 65 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Linden, IA were Manufacturing (12 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (12 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($95,000), Manufacturing ($86,429), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,188).

Employment

Occupations

65
2024 Value
± 66
−7.14%
1 Year decline
± 145%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Linden, IA declined at a rate of −7.14%, from 70 employees to 65 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Linden, IA, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (18 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (12 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Linden, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

65
2024 Value
± 66
−7.14%
1 Year decline
± 145%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Linden, IA declined at a rate of −7.14%, from 70 employees to 65 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Linden, IA, are Manufacturing (12 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (12 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Linden, IA, though some of these residents may live in Linden, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,500
Median earning men ± $60,260
$46,563
Median earning women ± $9,650

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($86,607), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,188), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($46,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Linden, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Linden, IA was $112,500 in 2024, which is 0.338 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,300 to $112,500, a 5.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Linden, IA is 54.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Linden, IA have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Linden, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$112,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$48,543
$30
Median Property Taxes
±$24

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Linden, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Linden, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

54.5%
Homeownership
2024
54.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.5% of the housing units in Linden, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 60%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$107,813
Median Household Income
± $83,704
55
Number of Households
± 32

The following chart displays the households in Linden, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Linden, IA is from Iowa.
0.435
2024 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (92.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.69%)

In 2024, 92.3% of workers in Linden, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.69%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Linden, IA have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Linden, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Linden, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Linden, IA have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Linden, IA (22 out of 150 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Linden, IA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.3% of the population of Linden, IA has health coverage, with 62.7% on employee plans, 19.3% on Medicaid, 8.67% on Medicare, 3.33% on non-group plans, and 1.33% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 37.3% under 18 years, 15.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 12% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.67%
Uninsured
62.7%
Employer Coverage
19.3%
Medicaid
8.67%
Medicare
3.33%
Non-Group
1.33%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Linden, IA grew by 154% from 1.84% to 4.67%.

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