Lindale is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,660 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lindale is the 335th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Lindale was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Lindale economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Lindale, where the median household income is $79,557.00.
A relatively large number of people in Lindale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.92% 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.
Despite being a small city, Lindale has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The citizens of Lindale are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.38% of adults in Lindale having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lindale in 2018 was $34,240, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,960 for a family of four. However, Lindale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lindale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lindale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lindale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lindale include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Lindale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.