Linden

Population & Demographics

Linden, NJ

Linden is home to 44,192 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,999 resident workers commute each day.

New JerseyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
44,192
people
Population

44,192 residents

Median age 40.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Linden population & demographics

Who lives in Linden — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
44,192
Median age
40.1yrs
Median household income
$92,915
Median home value
$419,700
Median gross rent
$1,731/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.3%
Poverty rate
9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Linden

How Linden breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino35.2%
White30.1%
Black27.0%
Asian3.9%
Two or more races2.7%
Some other race1.1%

Race across Linden

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Linden.

Linden at a glance
Employed Residents
21,999
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
New York
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Linden proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Linden commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

39 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Linden

21,999 commutes, one dot at a time

Linden

Where 21,999 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Linden, by worker count.

1New York18.2 mi2,130
2Linden0.0 mi2,095
3Newark7.7 mi1,556
4Elizabeth2.9 mi1,506
5Jersey City11.5 mi640
6Rahway2.5 mi342
7Avenel4.0 mi339
8Carteret3.8 mi241

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Linden.

1Linden0.0 mi2,095
2Elizabeth2.9 mi1,808
3New York18.2 mi1,224
4Newark7.7 mi984
5Rahway2.5 mi543
6Perth Amboy8.0 mi508
7Jersey City11.5 mi423
8Roselle1.3 mi386

Top industries

The sectors that employ Linden’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade21.2%
MFManufacturing15.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing11.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance7.1%
WSWholesale Trade6.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.0%
EDEducational Services5.2%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Linden

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps15%
8 Gbps15%
See all internet providers in Linden

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