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New Jersey·Union County
10 tracts·44K people·$420K median·4,135/mi²
Hispanic 35 · White 30 · Black 27 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 44 · Other 33 · Living alone 23
Retail 39 · Manufacturing 21 · Professional 15 · Health 13 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Transit 7 · Walk 3 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Linden is $419,700 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Linden has 44,192 residents across 10 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.1; the population is 35.2% Hispanic or Latino, 30.1% White, 27.0% Black, 3.9% Asian, 2.7% Multiracial and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 23.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.6% (Census ACS).
Number 9 (41%), Number 5 (38%) and Number 10 (34%) lead the elementary schools; Myles J. McManus MIddle School (23%) and Joseph E. Soehl Middle School (22%) lead the middle schools; Linden High School is the high school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,731/month, 10% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Linden is $92,915 a year, 8% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Linden, median rent is $1,731/month and the median home value is $419,700 (Census ACS).
Linden reported 4.3 violent crimes and 36.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 92 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 29 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Linden are winter weather (90), strong wind (86) and heat wave (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Linden, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).