Living in Linden City School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 14,647 households are located in Linden City School District area. Among them, 4,989 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.39 people. The total number of children in the region is 13,366 and 10,398 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

11% (4,642) of residents are non-citizens and 49% (20,520) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Linden City School District, New Jersey
Household	14,647
Population	41,938
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,989 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	13,366
Total Students	10,398
Pre-Kindergarten	507
Kindergarten	486
Grade 1-8	3,961
Grade 9-12	2,173
College/Graduate School	3,271
Veterans	33,335
Non-citizen	4,642
Non-English Home Language	20,520
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

34,653 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,529 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,508 people are in civilian labor force and 21 are in armed labor force. 21,822 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Linden City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,913	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,706	70.32%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,754	13.17%
Public transportation	2,358	11.28%
Walked	553	2.64%
Other method	163	0.78%
Worked from home	379	1.81%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,822	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,374	29.21%
Service	4,125	18.90%
Sales and office	5,565	25.50%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,856	8.51%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,902	17.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,822	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	12	0.05%
Construction	1,475	6.76%
Manufacturing	1,694	7.76%
Wholesale trade	709	3.25%
Retail trade	3,071	14.07%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,341	10.73%
Information	273	1.25%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,144	5.24%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,274	10.42%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,946	22.67%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,345	6.16%
Other services, except public administration	1,182	5.42%
Public administration	1,356	6.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,822	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,643	80.85%
Government workers	3,535	16.20%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	644	2.95%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $84,499 for the 14,647 households in Linden City School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $35,700. 37,157 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.62%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,647	-
Less than $10,000	556	3.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	443	3.02%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,019	6.96%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,141	7.79%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,697	11.59%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,534	17.30%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,830	19.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,607	17.80%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,225	8.36%
More than $200,000	595	4.06%
Median Household Income	$73,386	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$84,499	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,420	-
Less than $10,000	210	2.02%
$10,000 - $14,999	170	1.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	405	3.89%
$25,000 - $34,999	685	6.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,140	10.94%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,869	17.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,292	22.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,078	19.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,090	10.46%
More than $200,000	481	4.62%

Median Family Income	$82,748	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$93,914	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,700	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,556	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,556	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	41,930	-
With health insurance coverage	37,157	88.62%
Public coverage	14,118	33.67%
Private health insurance	26,739	63.77%
Without health insurance coverage	4,773	11.38%

Housing

There are 15,859 housing units in Linden City School District area, New Jersey with 14,647 units (92.36%) occupied. 8,458 houses (57.75%) are occupied by owner and 6,189 houses (42.25%) are rented. The average housing value is $281,800 and the average rental cost is $1,313. 303 houses (1.91%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,037 houses (31.76%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,859	-
Occupied	14,647	92.36%
Owner Occupied	8,458	57.75%
Renter Occupied	6,189	42.25%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,058	44.50%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	538	3.39%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,236	51.93%
Mobile Homes	27	0.17%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,859	-
Built 2014 or later	303	1.91%
Built 2010 - 2013	169	1.07%
Built 2000 - 2009	668	4.21%
Built 1990 - 1999	728	4.59%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,011	6.37%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,573	9.92%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,167	13.66%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,203	26.50%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,037	31.76%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,859	-
1 room	476	3.00%
2 rooms	372	2.35%
3 rooms	1,439	9.07%
4 rooms	2,275	14.35%
5 rooms	3,808	24.01%
6 rooms	3,600	22.70%
7 rooms	1,712	10.80%
8 rooms	1,165	7.35%
9 rooms or more	1,012	6.38%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,859	-
no bedroom	508	3.20%
1 bedroom	1,978	12.47%
2 bedrooms	4,158	26.22%
3 bedrooms	6,713	42.33%
4 bedrooms	2,043	12.88%
5 bedrooms or more	459	2.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,458	-
Less than $50,000	231	2.73%
$50,000 - $99,999	81	0.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	476	5.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	760	8.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,303	39.05%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,154	37.29%
$500,000 - $999,999	351	4.15%
$1,000,000 or more	102	1.21%
Median House Value	$281,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,025	-
Less than $500	436	7.24%
$500 - $999	554	9.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,196	53.05%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,434	23.80%
$2,000 - $2,499	392	6.51%
$2,500 - $2,999	13	0.22%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,313	-

Demographic

A total of 42,222 people lives in Linden City School District area, New Jersey with 20,038 male and 22,184 female. The males to female ratio is 47.46 to 52.54. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	42,222	-
Male	20,038	47.46%
Female	22,184	52.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	42,222	-
Under 5 years	2,312	5.48%
5 - 9 years	2,415	5.72%
10 - 14 years	2,423	5.74%
15 - 19 years	2,839	6.72%
20 - 24 years	2,756	6.53%
25 - 34 years	5,850	13.86%
35 - 44 years	5,655	13.39%
45 - 54 years	6,345	15.03%
55 - 59 years	3,214	7.61%
60 - 64 years	2,361	5.59%
65 - 74 years	3,422	8.10%
75 - 84 years	1,966	4.66%
85 years and older	664	1.57%
Median Age	39.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	42,222	-
One Race	40,674	96.33%
White	22,490	53.27%
Black or African American	12,836	30.40%
American Indian and Alaska Native	252	0.60%
Asian	1,581	3.74%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	49	0.12%
Other	3,466	8.21%

Two or more races	1,548	3.67%
White and Black or African American	419	0.99%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.04%
White and Asian	181	0.43%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	62	0.15%

Living in Linden City School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic