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.

Lindon is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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.

A relatively large number of people in Lindon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.77% 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.

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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lindon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.31 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Lindon is a very car-oriented town. 97.92% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Lindon is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Lindon has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Lindon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lindon Information and Demographics

The population of Lindon is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.