It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Linden has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Linden has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Linden than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Linden may be for you.
Being a small city, Linden does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Linden are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.16% of adults in Linden have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Linden in 2022 was $22,932, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,728 for a family of four. However, Linden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Linden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Linden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Linden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Linden include Irish, English, French, African, and German.
The most common language spoken in Linden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Italian.
