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Linn County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Linn County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Linn County is a small rural Missouri county of 11,850 residents with a labor force participation rate of 61.1% and a low unemployment rate of 2.6%, though only 20.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings sit at $39,635 against a median household income of $61,635, with housing costs well below national norms at a median home value of $117,300 and median gross rent of $612 per month. The county's population has contracted 2.8% over five years, the poverty rate stands at 16.2%, and a homeownership rate of 78.7% reflects the predominantly owner-occupied, rural character of the area.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

11,850

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,635

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.8% since 2018

Linn County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,194 (94.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race234 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races173 (1.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone97 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone57 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone52 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic222
  2. 2.Spanish63
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island13
  4. 4.Arabic13
  5. 5.Vietnamese6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

667

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,955

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,769

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,265
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)880
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities501
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)495
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)467

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,843
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,147
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,100
  4. 4.Service Occupations842
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations663

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.35×)300
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.89×)500
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.80×)189
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.66×)545
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.60×)890

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$117,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$612/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999570 (15.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999363 (9.6%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999289 (7.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999276 (7.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999268 (7.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999243 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,635

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,407 (79.8%)
  • Worked At Home502 (9.1%)
  • Carpooled403 (7.3%)
  • Walked145 (2.6%)
  • Bicycle25 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit22 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.