COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Linn County

Kansas · 8,254 residents · 594 sq mi

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With 8,254 people, Linn County is a county in Kansas. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $25,900. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 49%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,254

−14%vs 2000

vs 9,570 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

594 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(519)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(693)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(556)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(529)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(363)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(1,004)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(1,004)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(859)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(919)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(962)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(600)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(246)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,287

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,906 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,001

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,009 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,900

−49%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$256

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

19.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(9,274)

Black0.6%(57)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(87)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(8,168)

Black0.4%(33)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(15)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.6%(51)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(244)

Puerto Rican0.6%(56)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(13)

Chinese0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(4)

Thai0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German19.8%(1,935)

Irish13.2%(1,288)

English10.8%(1,050)

American6.3%(617)

French2%(192)

Italian1.8%(174)

Scottish1.5%(144)

Polish0.9%(86)

Swedish0.8%(79)

Dutch0.8%(76)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(65)

Norwegian0.5%(44)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

British0.3%(29)

Swiss0.3%(25)

Welsh0.2%(24)

French Canadian0.2%(22)

Danish0.2%(16)

Russian0.2%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Croatian0.1%(12)

Belgian0%(4)

Austrian0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

Lebanese0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.9%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.4 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 29.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.1%(909)

Married63.8%(2,622)

Widowed3.9%(161)

Divorced10.1%(415)

Women 15+

Never married15.2%(598)

Married57.9%(2,273)

Widowed13.6%(533)

Divorced13.2%(519)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)22.7%(141)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(109)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.5%(246)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.2%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 622 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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