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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Lindale, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Lindale, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Lindale’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Lindale does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.92% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 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 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.
