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. Lindale has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Lindale, where the median household income is $79,557.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lindale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lindale is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lindale who work in office and administrative support (15.07%), sales jobs (13.05%), and management occupations (12.03%). 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. Even though Lindale is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Lindale citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.38% of adults in Lindale have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lindale in 2022 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.
