Linden, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
590
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
46.3
14.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.2%
32.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$67,981
12% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$141,800
25.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
298
9.16% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Linden, IN 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.

99.2% of the residents in Linden, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Linden, IN was $141,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.9%.

Most people in Linden, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Linden, IN was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Linden, IN is home to a population of 590 people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.36% of Linden, IN residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 42.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (557 people) in Linden, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Linden, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Linden, IN was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Linden, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    557 ± 129
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    13 ± 19
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    6 ± 9
0.508%
Hispanic Population
3 people

In 2024, there were 42.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (557 people) in Linden, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.508% of the people in Linden, IN are hispanic (3 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Linden, IN 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 Indiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.36%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
8 people
0.57%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3 people

As of 2024, 1.36% of Linden, IN residents (8 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, IN was 0.57%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    18 ± 22
  2. Vietnam
    11 ± 20

Linden, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Linden, IN employs 298 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Linden, IN were Manufacturing (82 people), Retail Trade (43 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (39 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,125), Transportation & Warehousing ($83,125), and Manufacturing ($68,750).

Occupations

298
2024 Value
± 80
9.16%
1 Year growth
± 36.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Linden, IN grew at a rate of 9.16%, from 273 employees to 298 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Linden, IN, are Production Occupations (48 people), Sales & Related Occupations (40 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (39 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Linden, IN.

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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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Employment by Industries

298
2024 Value
± 80
9.16%
1 Year growth
± 36.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Linden, IN grew at a rate of 9.16%, from 273 employees to 298 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Linden, IN, are Manufacturing (82 people), Retail Trade (43 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (39 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Linden, IN, though some of these residents may live in Linden, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,500
Median earning men ± $15,447
$28,125
Median earning women ± $14,363

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,125), Manufacturing ($70,833), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($64,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,417), and Public Administration ($32,083).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% 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 15.4%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

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, IN was $141,800 in 2024, which is 0.426 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,300 to $141,800, a 25.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Linden, IN is 70.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Linden, IN have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Linden, IN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$141,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,942
$195
Median Property Taxes
±$45

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, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

70.9%
Homeownership
2024
62.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.9% of the housing units in Linden, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.1%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,981
Median Household Income
± $8,293
275
Number of Households
± 56

In 2024, the median household income of the 275 households in Linden, IN grew to $67,981 from the previous year's value of $60,714.

The following chart displays the households in Linden, IN 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Linden, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.7%)
  2. Carpooled (17.9%)
  3. Other (2.5%)

In 2024, 75.7% of workers in Linden, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.9%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.5%).

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Commute Time

25.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Linden, IN have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Linden, IN 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, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Linden, IN have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Linden, IN (60 out of 589 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Linden, IN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

89.8% of the population of Linden, IN has health coverage, with 45.4% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 17.1% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 0.678% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.6% were men and 46.4% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.5% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.6% were men and 46.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.2%
Uninsured
45.4%
Employer Coverage
15.4%
Medicaid
17.1%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
0.678%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Linden, IN declined by 25.7% from 13.7% to 10.2%.

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