Demographics of Linton city, Indiana

Linton city, Indiana had 5,245 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +15 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Linton city, in four figures

5,245
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,260 ±20.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +15 people.; 36.2 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,440 ±$6,993
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Linton city, Indiana's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Linton city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Linton city, Indiana's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Linton city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,230	100.0	100.0
2021	5,200	99.4	100.2
2022	5,238	100.2	100.7
2023	5,239	100.2	101.6
2024	5,243	100.2	102.5
2025	5,245	100.3	103.1

Population of Linton city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,230	—
2021	5,200	−30
2022	5,238	+38
2023	5,239	+1
2024	5,243	+4
2025	5,245	+2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.2 ±3.2: for men 33.6 ±5.9 and for women 42.2 ±6.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Linton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	178 ±86	3.4% ±1.6	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	961 ±198	18.3% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	749 ±175	14.2% ±3.3	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,168 ±239	22.2% ±4.5	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,167 ±222	22.2% ±4.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,037 ±205	19.7% ±3.9	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,440 ±$6,993, and income per person $26,581 ±$3,865, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Linton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	678 ±187	29.4% ±7.8	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	631 ±191	27.3% ±8.0	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	315 ±117	13.6% ±4.9	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	289 ±113	12.5% ±4.8	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	256 ±106	11.1% ±4.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14 to 96	0.6% to 4.2%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	24 to 144	1.1% to 6.2%	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Linton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	895 ±252	17.3% ±4.9	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	8 to 238	0.9% to 20.7%	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	585 ±206	21.4% ±7.0	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	187 ±85	14.4% ±6.0	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Linton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Linton city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	2,468 ±193	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±10.2	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% to 10.5%	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.0% ±7.1	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.0% ±8.1	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$86,000 ±$7,143	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$812 ±$186	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±6	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Linton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15 to 169	0.3% to 3.2%	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,010 ±126	95.2% ±2.4	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.9%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 1.4%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	44 to 168	0.8% to 3.2%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Linton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	4,634 ±249	88.1% ±4.7	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	552 ±256	10.5% ±4.9	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 55	0% to 1.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3 to 105	0.1% to 2.0%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 50	0% to 1.0%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 75	0% to 1.4%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Linton city among the places of Indiana

129th of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Linton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Monticello city	5,496 ±37
Pendleton town	5,321 ±176
Winchester city	5,284 ±342
Tipton city	5,280 ±35
Westville town	5,279 ±31
Linton city	5,260 ±20
Porter town	5,217 ±32
Lawrenceburg city	5,179 ±18
Whiteland town	5,173 ±694
Alexandria city	5,155 ±38
Highland CDP	5,114 ±870

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 21 Places in Indiana by median age
No. 40 Places in Indiana by homeownership rate
No. 51 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 65 Places in Indiana by per capita income
No. 82 Places in Indiana by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026