About Lind

Lind is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 974 people and just one neighborhood, Lind is the 251st largest community in Washington.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lind is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lind is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lind who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.79%), farm management (12.53%), and sales jobs (8.62%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Lind work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Lind 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.

Lind Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Lind rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.38% of adults 25 and older in Lind have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Lind in 2000 was $15,703, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,812 for a family of four.

The people who call Lind home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lind is White, followed by Asian. Lind also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.06% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lind include German, English, Norwegian, and Irish.

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