
New Jersey · Census place 40530
Linwood, NJ population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Linwood, New Jersey (Linwood, NJ — Census place “Linwood city”) is 6,954 residents, ranking #232 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $135,904, the median home is worth $351,100 and median gross rent runs $2,070 a month. Looking for the Linwood New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Linwood, NJ: 08221.
- Population
- 6,954Linwood city residents
- Median household income
- $135,904Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $351,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,070Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90%Owner-occupied households
Linwood ZIP codes (New Jersey)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Linwood.
The Linwood NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Linwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Linwood city median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.9% of residents and 90% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Linwood city, NJ in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Linwood city is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 6,954 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #232 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 45.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Linwood city earn a median of $135,904 a year, 73% above the national figure of $78,538 and 27% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 2.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Linwood city is valued at $351,100, 15.7% above the national figure and 15% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,070 a month, 47.2% above the national figure, or roughly $24,840 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 90% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Lincroft CDP 6,901
- Stratford borough 6,965
- Allendale borough 6,820
- Mountainside borough 6,967
- Belle Mead CDP 6,772
- Milltown borough 6,994
- Heathcote CDP 6,689
- Midland Park borough 6,996
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Linwood city?
- Linwood city has 6,954 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #232 of 700 in New Jersey.
- What is the median household income in Linwood city?
- Median household income in Linwood city is $135,904 a year, 73% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Linwood city?
- Median gross rent is $2,070 a month and the median home value is $351,100, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.
- Is Linwood city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Linwood city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Linwood city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.