With 26,935 people, West Linn is a city in Oregon. 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That is roughly 76% ahead of the Oregon median. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $770,200. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. 83% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $146,507, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Linn
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$245,767 → $770,200(+213%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree36.5% → 62.0%(+25.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population16,367 → 26,935(+65%)US over the same years: +35%
West Linn's population equals 6.4% of Clackamas County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.8% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 9.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.8%(270)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(226)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(370)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(69)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,007 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
West Linn, decade by decade
West Linn population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,367
$109,141
$245,767
36.5%
10.8
2000
22,261
$131,177
$445,759
49.2%
20.1
2010
25,109
$121,264
$599,740
54.3%
27.5
2020
27,373
$144,736
$640,684
62.2%
41.9
2024
26,935
$146,507
$770,200
62.0%
43.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
