| Index | Linden | New Jersey | National |
| Income per capita | $31,500 | $37,538 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $75,084 | $73,702 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $90,134 | $97,281 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $55,775 | $42,169 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $43,356 | $47,369 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $33,641 | $32,116 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 8.1% | 10.9% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 15.2% | 15.2% |
| Manufacturing sector | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| Financial & insurance services | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| Public administration | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 15.3% | 15.3% |
| Education, health & social services | 9.9% | 9.9% |
| Other | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Short Hills, NJ | 13,700 | $250,001 | 351.9% |
| Essex Fells, NJ | 2,037 | $215,104 | 288.8% |
| Upper Montclair, NJ | 11,439 | $214,726 | 288.1% |
| Glen Ridge, NJ | 7,583 | $211,091 | 281.6% |
| Chatham, NJ | 8,729 | $201,923 | 265.0% |
| Linden, NJ | 42,332 | $75,084 | 35.7% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 42,323 | $34,410 | 37.8% |
| Edmonds, WA | 42,347 | $91,499 | 65.4% |
| West Babylon, NY | 42,316 | $104,940 | 89.7% |
| North Fort Myers, FL | 42,315 | $47,636 | 13.9% |
| Odenton, MD | 42,258 | $102,539 | 85.3% |
| Linden, NJ | 42,332 | $75,084 | 35.7% |
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