COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Linn County

Kansas · 9,570 residents · 594 sq mi

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Linn County is a county of 9,570 people in Kansas. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 40.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 29 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $67,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 97%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,570

+16%since 1990

from 8,254 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.8

+4%since 1990

from 39.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

594 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.3%(603)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.5%(618)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(721)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.1%(675)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.4%(420)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.7%(933)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.5%(1,392)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.4%(1,381)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.3%(1,077)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.6%(921)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.2%(598)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.4%(231)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,906

+28%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,287 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,009

+55%since 1990

from $11,001 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.0%

−4.1 ptssince 1990

from 15.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,300

+97%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$412

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $256 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.6%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 80.2% in 1990

17.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(8,168)

Black0.4%(33)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(15)

Asian0%(2)

2000

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

Black0.6%(57)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(87)

Asian0.1%(13)

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

12.7%

+2.3 ptssince 1990

from 10.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.9%

+7.1 ptssince 1990

from 73.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.6%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 2.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.3 min

−9%since 1990

from 32.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.6%(775)

Married67.9%(2,560)

Widowed3.5%(131)

Divorced8.1%(304)

Women 15+

Never married15.1%(583)

Married64.9%(2,511)

Widowed12.9%(500)

Divorced7.1%(275)

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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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