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Lake Linden, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Lake Linden is a Census village of 1,020 people across 0.79 square miles of land, in Houghton County. Median household income is $43,472, 59.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $823,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Linden
What Lake Linden is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.79 sq mi
- Water area0.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,296
- County holding the largest share of its areaHoughton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Linden
How many people live in Lake Linden
- Population1,020
- Median age45.7 plus or minus 12.4
- Population under 18127 plus or minus 42
- Share under 1812.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over272 plus or minus 69
- Share 65 and over26.7 percent
- Households553
- Family households245 plus or minus 57
- Share of households that are families44.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Linden
Income and work in Lake Linden
- Median household income$43,472 plus or minus $9,023
- Per capita income$29,375
- Civilian labor force545 plus or minus 124
- Employed495 plus or minus 118
- Unemployed50 plus or minus 29
- Unemployment rate9.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over765
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Linden
Housing in Lake Linden
- Housing units661
- Occupied units553
- Vacant units108 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied329 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied224 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate59.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$543
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units465
- Share single family70.3 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Units in buildings of two or more177 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more26.8 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1942
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Linden
How Lake Linden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute469 plus or minus 116
- Commuting under 15 minutes168 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone71.0 percent
- Carpooled11.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Linden
SBA loans in Lake Linden (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$823,000
- Average approval$117,571
- Median approval$67,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported34
- Jobs per approval4.9
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Linden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Houghton County, not Lake Linden
Houghton County context, not Lake Linden figures
- Establishments in Houghton County891
- Covered employment, Houghton County12,124
- Average annual pay, Houghton County$54,867
- Housing units permitted, Houghton County111
Every figure in this section is published for Houghton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Linden.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Lake Linden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Linden, Michigan?
1,020, in 553 households. Lake Linden village covers 0.79 square miles of land, which is 1,296 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Linden in?
Houghton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lake Linden?
$43,472. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,000. Median gross rent is $543 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lake Linden businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $823,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $67,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Linden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lake Linden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lake Linden. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Lake Linden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Houghton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lake Linden.
Is zoning published for Lake Linden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.