Lindley, NY Demographics

Population 1,297 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Lindley

Household size in Lindley

Household size, people per household
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–102.492.682.68
2010–142.622.722.73
2015–192.562.692.71
2020–242.612.652.65
Change+0.12−0.03−0.03
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At 2.61 people per household, Lindley sits close to the national average of 2.65. Household size has climbed from 2.49 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Lindley

Median age, years
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–1044.238.337.7
2010–1440.539.038.6
2015–1943.640.239.6
2020–2447.740.840.1
Change+3.4+2.5+2.3
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Lindley skews older: half of its residents are older than 47.7, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Lindley

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–108.6%13.1%12.3%
2010–1416.6%12.7%12.3%
2015–199.3%11.6%11.6%
2020–2410.2%11.6%11.6%
Change+1.6 pts−1.5 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in ten households in Lindley (10.2%), a little below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Lindley

Renters in Lindley

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–1011.1%44.8%33.3%
2010–1419.1%46.2%35.6%
2015–1915.2%46.2%36.0%
2020–245.8%45.7%34.8%
Change−5.3 pts+0.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Lindley is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 5.8% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About half of owners (48.8%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Lindley

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–109.4%10.3%11.4%
2010–145.9%10.4%11.4%
2015–1914.0%11.0%11.1%
2020–2412.4%9.7%9.6%
Change+3.0 pts−0.6 pts−1.8 pts
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A few more homes sit empty in Lindley than nationally: 12.4%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Lindley

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–10197319561974
2010–14197719571975
2015–19197619581977
2020–24197619611980
Change+2+5+6
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The typical home in Lindley was built around 1976, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in New York overall, where the median home dates to 1961.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Lindley

Rent, per month
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–10$537$1,095$965
2010–14$785$1,201$1,040
2015–19$686$1,426$1,213
2020–24$900$1,794$1,571
Change+$363+$698+$606
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Rent in Lindley runs $900 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 24.3% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Lindley

Bachelor's degrees in Lindley

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–1013.0%31.9%28.4%
2010–1414.3%33.4%29.6%
2015–1917.7%36.2%32.1%
2020–2419.3%39.8%35.6%
Change+6.3 pts+8.0 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Lindley have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 19.3%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Lindley

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–1085.9%84.0%84.9%
2010–1488.6%84.9%86.1%
2015–1991.6%86.5%87.7%
2020–2492.0%87.3%89.3%
Change+6.1 pts+3.3 pts+4.3 pts
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About nine in ten adults in Lindley have finished high school (92.0%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Lindley

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodLindleyNew YorkU.S.
2006–104.6%7.7%8.1%
2010–147.2%9.2%9.4%
2015–195.5%5.7%5.6%
2020–246.3%6.6%5.4%
Change+1.6 pts−1.2 pts−2.7 pts
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Jobs have been a little harder to find in Lindley than nationally: unemployment was 6.3%, against 5.4%. New York as a whole looks much the same. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Lindley compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Lindley2.6147.710.2%5.8%12.4%1976$90019.3%92.0%6.3%
Presho2.8941.115.3%12.2%15.5%1967$1,37518.8%97.6%1.9%
Lawrenceville2.5738.216.8%22.5%13.6%1977$86816.9%91.6%4.9%
Erwins2.6843.610.6%19.5%12.5%1978$1,32332.1%97.2%4.0%
West Caton2.6240.06.8%9.7%8.3%1968$1,18440.9%97.9%6.6%
Somers Lane2.5836.811.2%14.9%13.1%1978$95011.4%88.9%6.9%
Freeman2.9639.93.4%13.7%14.5%1975$92512.9%80.8%3.1%
Caton2.5144.44.0%6.7%13.0%1976$73335.6%99.8%5.4%
Nelson2.6147.46.0%8.5%11.8%1978$48515.5%90.7%7.5%
Addison2.7738.16.8%21.8%15.8%1962$88714.3%87.2%5.3%
Gang Mills2.2245.07.5%35.1%7.1%1986$1,44256.9%95.2%2.2%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lindley. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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