At the 2010 census Linden had a population of 1,784. The population density was 239.1 people per square mile. The racial makeup of Linden was 1,541 White, 6 African American, 10 Native American, 25 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 127 from other races, and 74 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 385 people. The census reported that 1,784 people lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 631 households, 275 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 389 were opposite-sex married couplesliving together, 76 had a female householder with no husband present, 36 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 32 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 106 households were one person and 41 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83. There were 501 families ; the average family size was 3.18. The age distribution was 516 people under the age of 18, 118 people aged 18 to 24, 468 people aged 25 to 44, 461 people aged 45 to 64, and 221 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 99.4 men. There were 673 housing units at an average density of 90.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 490 were owner-occupied and 141 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 1,339 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 445 people lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the 2000 census there were 1,103 people, 384 households, and 316 families in the CDP. The population density was 146.8 people per square mile. There were 400 housing units at an average density of 53.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.03% White, 0.27% African American, 1.63% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 5.62% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.05%. Of the 384 households 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. Of all households 15.4% were one person and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.21. The age distribution was 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median household income was $51,250 and the median family income was $57,813. Males had a median income of $56,164 versus $39,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,094. About 9.5% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.
