Linden is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 45,393 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Linden is the 40th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Linden has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Linden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.28% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Linden is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Linden, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.82 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Linden is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Linden, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The population of Linden overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Linden, 23.28% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Linden in 2022 was $41,092, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,368 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Linden, accounting for 35.18% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). 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 Polish, Haitian, Italian, Irish, and Portuguese.

In addition, Linden has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (36.14%).

The most common language spoken in Linden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.