Linn County, Kansas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Linn County, KS Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
    Less healthy than 87% of counties in Kansas
  • C
    Income Below average
  • D
    Education Well below average
    Less educated than 88% of counties in Kansas

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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Linn County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Population 9,767 2,945,842 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 16.1 35.8 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) 0.32% 0.19% 0.59%
Median age 46.2 38.7 37.3
Households 4,348 1,173,585 130,235,071

Population in Linn County grew by 1.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 9,767 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Linn County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 22.7% of residents. That is 6.1 points above Kansas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Kansas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 48.8% of the people living in Linn County and men 51.2%.

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Economy

Linn County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Linn County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $59,107 $74,287 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 3.36% 4.08% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 4.4% 3.8% 5.2%

The median household income in Linn County is about 20% lower than in Kansas.

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Housing

Metric Linn County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $67,666 $104,644 $248,835
Median rent $690 $1,060 $1,407
Homeownership rate 81.1% 67.1% 65.2%

The median home price in Linn County is about 8.2 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $690 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Linn County spend about 63 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 261 hours, about 10.9 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Linn County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 31.3 17.2 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 62.7 34.4 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 261 143 187
Estimated yearly cost $8,096 $4,448 $5,790
Work from home 8.1% 11.8% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 2,377 4,500 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 308 662 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Kansas: Wichita County (7.0 min), Scott County (7.1 min), Greeley County (7.2 min).
Slowest: Linn County (31.3 min), Miami County (30.8 min), Jefferson County (30.3 min).

The average commute time in Linn County is 31 minutes, longer than the 17 minutes in Kansas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Linn County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Linn County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 20.4% 31.5% 31.6%
Average household size 2.23 2.44 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.4), Douglas County (0.4), Riley County (0.3).
Lowest: Seward County (0.2), Grant County (0.2), Kearny County (0.2).

Health

Linn County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric Linn County Kansas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 78.2 78.6 78.3
Self-rated poor health 17.5% 15.3% 16.3%
Smokers 21.3% 18.7% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Kansas: Johnson County (0.8), Riley County (0.8), Douglas County (0.8).
Lowest: Wyandotte County (0.8), Woodson County (0.8), Chautauqua County (0.8).

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Linn County, KS Compared With Nearby Counties

How Linn County, KS compares with the 1 counties closest to it.

Area Population Median household income Median home price Commute
Linn County, KS 9,767 $59,107 #2/2 $67,666 #2/2 31.3 min #2/2
Miami County, KS 34,938 $89,392 $111,141 30.8 min

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Linn County, Kansas.

How many people live in Linn County, Kansas?

About 9,767 people live in Linn County, Kansas, in 4,348 households of 2.2 people on average. The median age is 46.2, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 9 years.

How densely populated is Linn County, Kansas?

Averaged over its land area, Linn County, Kansas has 16 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 19% of the U.S. average of 86.

Can a typical household afford a home in Linn County, Kansas?

The median home costs 1.1 times the median household income ($67,666 against $59,107), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $690 a month takes about 14% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How common is a college degree in Linn County, Kansas?

20.4% of adults in Linn County, Kansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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