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Linden city, Union County, NJ

43,614 Population
10.7 square miles 4,080.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Union County: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$40,093 ±$2,167 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Union County: $51,850 ±$787
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$91,036 ±$3,838 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Union County: $100,117 ±$2,051
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

9% ±1.9% (3,871  ±839) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Union County: 8.9% 50,508 (±0.5% / ±2,709)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

31.4 minutes ±1.8 (653,110  ±46,149) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Union County: 30.7 7,651,370 (±0.5 / ±149,366)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

15,290 ±577 Number of households
  • Union County: 201,663 ±869
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.8 ±0.1 (43,362  ±76) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Union County: 2.8 566,298 (±0 / ±565)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

5.3% ±1.8% (557  ±191) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Union County: 5.2% 6,988 (±0.5% / ±626)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

16,142 ±515 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 211,269 ±329
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$387,200 ±$17,359 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Union County: $488,800 ±$4,723
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

15% ±2.9% (6,485  ±1,262.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 10% 56,599 (±0.7% / ±3,714.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

85.3% ±3.3% (26,345  ±1,272.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Union County: 86.3% 336,957 (±1.2% / ±4,550.1)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
23.3% ±1.8% (7,200  ±593.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Union County: 38.6% 150,614 (±0.8% / ±3,059.8)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

35.7% ±2.4% (15,575  ±1,064) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Union County: 32.9% 188,082
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

3.7% ±1% (1,268  ±348) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Union County: 2.8% 12,426 (±0.2% / ±819)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
1,268 Total veterans ±348 1,254 Male ±347 14 Female ±15

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