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Linden, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $389,504 (it was $152,100 in 2000)
Linden:

$389,504
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $308,201 - $467,248

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $410,410
Here:

$410,410
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $334,212
Here:

$334,212
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $479,356
Here:

$479,356
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $790,169
Here:

$790,169
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $351,766
Here:

$351,766
State:

$368,745

Total population: 41,651 (Urban population: 39,394, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 16,206 (15,362 occupied: 9,253 owner occupied, 6,161 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

40%
State:

35%

Housing density: 1,500 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $203,940.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,459 (lower quartile is $1,159, upper quartile is $1,793)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,593


Median gross rent in Linden, NJ in 2022: $1,643

Housing units in Linden with a mortgage: 6,256 (412 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 359 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 309

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $120,794

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $89,173

Median monthly housing costs: $1,816

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Linden, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1954

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 43,305
  • Male householders: 7,792 (1,796 living alone), Female householders: 7,366 (1,866 living alone)
  • 6,786 spouses (6,632 opposite-sex spouses), 869 unmarried partners, (834 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,196 children (13,681 natural, 49 adopted, 465 stepchildren), 994 grandchildren, 857 brothers or sisters, 1,300 parents, 0 foster children, 1,333 other relatives, 1,559 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 249

Size of family households: 3,156 2-persons, 2,599 3-persons, 2,773 4-persons, 1,439 5-persons, 519 6-persons, 389 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,557 1-person, 986 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 13 5-persons.

4,616 married couples with children.
3,313 single-parent households (1,007 men, 2,306 women).

44.3% of residents of Linden speak English at home.
28.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
22.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 15,745 (36.4%)
(59.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Linden, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Linden, New Jersey
  • 29no bedroom
  • 3021 bedroom
  • 1,1812 bedrooms
  • 4,6053 bedrooms
  • 2,5714 bedrooms
  • 5665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linden, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linden, New Jersey
  • 399no bedroom
  • 1,4361 bedroom
  • 2,2212 bedrooms
  • 1,8133 bedrooms
  • 2644 bedrooms
  • 275+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Linden in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Linden in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 446no vehicle
  • 2,7111 vehicle
  • 3,4072 vehicles
  • 1,7593 vehicles
  • 6724 vehicles
  • 2595+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Linden in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Linden in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,083no vehicle
  • 2,6711 vehicle
  • 2,0252 vehicles
  • 3183 vehicles
  • 294 vehicles
  • 355+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Linden, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Linden, New Jersey
  • 201 room
  • 322 rooms
  • 2853 rooms
  • 6574 rooms
  • 1,9785 rooms
  • 2,0556 rooms
  • 1,7937 rooms
  • 1,2458 rooms
  • 1,1889+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linden, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linden, New Jersey
  • 3991 room
  • 3042 rooms
  • 9723 rooms
  • 1,7304 rooms
  • 1,4275 rooms
  • 1,0716 rooms
  • 1847 rooms
  • 38 rooms
  • 719+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Linden, NJ
Linden city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Linden, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Linden, NJ in 2022
  • 353Less than $10,000
  • 887$10,000 to $19,999
  • 585$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,337$30,000 to $39,999
  • 810$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,073$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,512$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,254$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,692$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,297$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,938$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,409$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Linden, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Linden, NJ in 2022
  • 262Less than $10,000
  • 4$20,000 to $24,999
  • 20$25,000 to $29,999
  • 30$30,000 to $34,999
  • 10$35,000 to $39,999
  • 49$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16$60,000 to $69,999
  • 8$70,000 to $79,999
  • 3$80,000 to $89,999
  • 16$90,000 to $99,999
  • 62$100,000 to $124,999
  • 76$125,000 to $149,999
  • 191$150,000 to $174,999
  • 113$175,000 to $199,999
  • 516$200,000 to $249,999
  • 986$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,081$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,539$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,449$500,000 to $749,999
  • 30$750,000 to $999,999
  • 27$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 12$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Linden, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Linden, NJ in 2022
  • 8Less than $100
  • 58$150 to $199
  • 72$200 to $249
  • 78$250 to $299
  • 21$300 to $349
  • 33$450 to $499
  • 23$500 to $549
  • 11$550 to $599
  • 18$600 to $649
  • 9$700 to $749
  • 31$750 to $799
  • 185$800 to $899
  • 249$900 to $999
  • 924$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,591$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,146$1,500 to $1,999
  • 394$2,000 to $2,499
  • 79$2,500 to $2,999
  • 146No cash rent
Work and jobs in Linden: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,307 (5.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 251
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,581
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,301
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,823
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,244
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,424
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,117
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 564
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,150
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,079
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,756
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,007
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Linden

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,340 (66.8%)
  • Carpooled: 2,203 (11.0%)
  • Bus: 882 (4.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 180 (0.9%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 339 (1.7%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 51 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 728 (3.6%)
  • Bicycle: 118 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 463 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 1,307 (6.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.9%Males
  • 7.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 7.8%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.2%Males
  • 13.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 10.2%Females
Races in Linden detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Linden, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Linden, New Jersey
  • 3,9432010 or later
  • 3,4602000 to 2009
  • 3,8031990 to 1999
  • 2,6151980 to 1989
  • 1,7551970 to 1979
  • 1,769Before 1970
Ancestries in Linden, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 2,487 (9.3%)
  • Haitian: 2,230 (8.3%)
  • Portuguese: 1,863 (7.0%)
  • Italian: 1,212 (4.5%)
  • American: 708 (2.6%)
  • Irish: 513 (1.9%)
  • African: 443 (1.7%)
  • Nigerian: 326 (1.2%)
  • Slovak: 323 (1.2%)
  • Guyanese: 281 (1.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 248 (0.9%)
  • Greek: 229 (0.9%)
  • Egyptian: 155 (0.6%)
  • German: 147 (0.6%)
  • Brazilian: 122 (0.5%)
  • European: 101 (0.4%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 80 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 69 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 68 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 63 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 60 (0.2%)
  • Jordanian: 40 (0.1%)
  • Israeli: 31 (0.1%)
  • English: 28 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 22 (0.08%)
  • French: 21 (0.08%)
  • Dutch: 20 (0.07%)
  • Croatian: 18 (0.07%)
  • Yugoslavian: 15 (0.06%)
  • Ghanaian: 14 (0.05%)
  • Serbian: 13 (0.05%)
  • Albanian: 9 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 8 (0.03%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 8 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Eastern European: 6 (0.02%)
  • Liberian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 5 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Scottish: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Haiti
Linden:

13.7% (2,095)
New Jersey:

2.3% (49,491)

Colombia
Linden:

12.1% (1,849)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

Poland
Linden:

10.6% (1,626)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,811)

Portugal
Linden:

8.3% (1,263)
New Jersey:

1.3% (28,871)

Ecuador
Linden:

6.9% (1,061)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Dominican Republic
Linden:

5.1% (776)
New Jersey:

9.7% (209,055)

El Salvador
Linden:

3.8% (588)
New Jersey:

2.3% (48,885)

Mexico
Linden:

3.6% (558)
New Jersey:

4.8% (102,527)

Peru
Linden:

3.4% (527)
New Jersey:

2.7% (58,563)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Linden:

3.0% (459)
New Jersey:

0.2% (3,968)

Guyana
Linden:

2.5% (390)
New Jersey:

1.2% (26,173)

Costa Rica
Linden:

2.0% (303)
New Jersey:

0.7% (14,848)

Philippines
Linden:

1.7% (263)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

India
Linden:

1.6% (246)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Nigeria
Linden:

1.6% (238)
New Jersey:

1.2% (25,213)

Spain
Linden:

1.5% (236)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,246)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19,208
  • Other state: 7,517
  • Northeast: 5,637
  • Midwest: 228
  • South: 1,672
  • West: 103

86.3% of Linden residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54.9% lived in New Jersey.


Linden:

86.3%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 733
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 307
  • 5th and 6th grade: 158
  • 7th and 8th grade: 201
  • 9th grade: 123
  • 10th grade: 231
  • 11th grade: 342
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 533
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,869
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,115
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,991
  • Associate degree: 1,118
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,051
  • Master's degree: 953
  • Professional school degree: 64
  • Doctorate degree: 19
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 579
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 191
  • 5th and 6th grade: 260
  • 7th and 8th grade: 172
  • 9th grade: 168
  • 10th grade: 203
  • 11th grade: 287
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 520
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,792
  • Less than 1 year of college: 886
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,789
  • Associate degree: 1,589
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,415
  • Master's degree: 1,237
  • Professional school degree: 174
  • Doctorate degree: 70
Educational Attainment for Females
Linden marital status for males
Linden marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,635
  • One, attached: 515
  • Two: 4,410
  • 3 or 4: 1,227
  • 5 to 9: 435
  • 10 to 19: 361
  • 20 to 49: 636
  • 50 or more: 929
  • Mobile homes: 54
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Linden
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Linden, NJ
  • 80.1%Utility gas
  • 10.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.2%Electricity
  • 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Linden, NJ
  • 69.6%Utility gas
  • 18.0%Electricity
  • 6.5%No fuel used
  • 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 547
Here:

12.5%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 300
Here:

13.6%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 642
Here:

29.8%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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