COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Linn County

Missouri · 13,885 residents · 616 sq mi

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With 13,885 people, Linn County is a county in Missouri. At a median age of 39.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $22,600. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 34% less than in Missouri as a whole. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,885

+1%vs 2000

vs 13,754 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

616 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(871)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,131)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(936)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(823)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(622)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(1,870)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(1,666)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,378)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(1,425)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(1,508)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.9%(1,233)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(422)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,367

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,242 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,391

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,378 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$22,600

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $322 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(13,406)

Black0.6%(82)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(104)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(13,715)

Black1%(134)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(48)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.2%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(276)

Central American0.2%(19)

Honduran0.1%(11)

Costa Rican0.1%(8)

South American0.1%(6)

Colombian0.1%(6)

Cuban0%(5)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(24)

Indonesian0.2%(18)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Laotian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German15.3%(1,812)

English10.1%(1,201)

Irish8.5%(1,008)

American8.5%(1,004)

Scottish1.3%(158)

Italian1.2%(137)

Arab0.9%(111)

French0.9%(109)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(107)

Swedish0.7%(87)

Syrian0.7%(86)

Dutch0.6%(76)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(43)

Norwegian0.3%(32)

Welsh0.3%(31)

Swiss0.3%(30)

Iraqi0.2%(25)

Polish0.2%(21)

Czech0.2%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Bulgarian0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Turkish0.1%(11)

West Indian0.1%(8)

Jamaican0.1%(8)

Croatian0.1%(6)

Danish0%(4)

Russian0%(4)

Subsaharan African0%(4)

Slovak0%(2)

Australian0%(1)

Canadian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.8%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.5 min

+63%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 married29.4%(1,376)

Married51.7%(2,420)

Widowed4.2%(195)

Divorced14.7%(688)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(1,076)

Married55.3%(2,741)

Widowed10.4%(517)

Divorced12.6%(627)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.4%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.3%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.9%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% 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)19.3%(129)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(149)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.5%(297)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 667 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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