About Lindon

Lindon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Utah. With a population of 8,353 people and just one neighborhood, Lindon is the 46th largest community in Utah.

Unlike some towns , Lindon isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lindon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lindon is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lindon who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.64%), management occupations (12.35%), and sales jobs (11.96%).

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 7.77% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Lindon is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Lindon's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the benefits of Lindon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.31 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Lindon is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Lindon, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.92% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Lindon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Lindon Information and Demographics

The citizens of Lindon are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.67% of adults in Lindon have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lindon in 2000 was $18,447, which is upper middle income relative to Utah, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $73,788 for a family of four. However, Lindon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lindon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lindon is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lindon include English, European, German, Danish, Scottish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Lindon is English. Some people also speak Spanish.