2024 population: 231,762 ( 1,459 from 2020)
Land area: 717.1 square miles
Population density: 323.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	190,176	82.06%	2.1%
Black:	16,830	7.26%	19.4%
Indian:	427	0.18%	0.5%
Asian:	6,886	2.97%	8.4%
2+ races:	7,178	3.10%	14.6%
Hispanic:	10,265	4.43%	15.6%

Total non-White:	41,586	17.94%	15.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,049	12.0
Deaths:	9,384	10.2
Net Migration:	-4,490	-4.9
Net Immigration:	4,170	4.5

Change in White population:	-4,110	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,569	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
230,303
194,286	84.36%
14,097	6.12%
425	0.18%
6,352	2.76%
6,264	2.72%
8,879	3.86%
36,017	15.64%

2010
211,226
188,592	89.28%
8,160	3.86%
479	0.23%
3,945	1.87%
4,359	2.06%
5,534	2.62%
22,634	10.72%

2000
191,701
178,449	93.09%
4,857	2.53%
383	0.20%
2,703	1.41%
2,399	1.25%
2,722	1.42%
13,252	6.91%

1990
168,767
162,391	96.22%
3,200	1.90%
280	0.17%
1,563	0.93%
n/a
1,333	0.79%
6,376	3.78%

1980
169,775
164,380	96.82%
2,950	1.74%
213	0.13%
747	0.44%
n/a
1,396	0.82%
5,395	3.18%

1970
163,213
159,734	97.87%
1,795	1.10%
164	0.10%
218	0.13%
n/a
1,115	0.68%
3,479	2.13%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
25,595	12.1
15,855	7.5
2,991	1.4
2,948	1.4

5,694	2.7
13,383	6.3

Number	Rate
2000's
26,033	13.6
13,964	7.3
3,600	1.9
1,907	1.0

10,143	5.3
9,382	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
25,999	15.4
13,336	7.9
3,209	1.9
1,270	0.8

16,058	9.5
6,876	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
25,073	14.8
12,591	7.4
-13,152	-7.7
n/a

-1,989	-1.2
981	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,978	-5.5
n/a

4,646	2.8
1,916	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Linn County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.2
52,269	11.3%
409,796	88.7%
38,047	8.2%

94,291
2.38

58,150	61.7%
44,801	77.0%
5,600	9.6%
36,141	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.5
51,847	24.5%
159,379	75.5%
27,488	13.0%

86,134
2.39

54,169	62.9%
42,071	77.7%
5,598	10.3%
31,965	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
48,302	25.2%
143,399	74.8%
23,483	12.2%

76,806
2.43

50,638	65.9%
41,705	82.4%
4,358	8.6%
26,168	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
42,560	25.2%
126,207	74.8%
20,526	12.2%

65,242
2.52

45,165	69.2%
38,242	84.7%
3,383	7.5%
20,077	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
49,360	29.1%
120,415	70.9%
17,118	10.1%

61,720
2.69

44,641	72.3%
38,834	87.0%
2,903	6.5%
17,079	27.7%

2022 Housing Data for Linn County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,884	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,829	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,928	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,586	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,479	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,805	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,596	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,574	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,819	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,062	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,208	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	14,246	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,750	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,004	7.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,274	8.8%
$200,000 or more	8,247	8.7%

Median Household Income	75,457
Per Capita Income	41,446

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,266	3.5%
Public Assistance	1,384	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,349	8.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	110,724	79.0%
Unemployed	4,364	3.1%
In Armed Forces	43	0.0%

Total Labor Force	115,131	82.1%
Not in Labor Force	25,069	17.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	49,507	39,067	55.9%
Non-Profit	2,881	7,226	28.5%
Self-Employed	5,416	3,687	59.5%

Local Government	2,817	4,569	38.1%
State Government	1,605	2,633	37.9%
Federal Government	839	755	52.6%

Total Private + Self	54,923	42,754	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,142	15,183	34.9%
Total	63,065	57,937	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	10.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	20,399	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	26,695	22.0%
Professional, Technical	28,316	23.3%
Service Occupations	17,744	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	490	0.4%
All others	28,164	23.2%

White Collar		62.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	20,711	17.1%
Health care and social assistance	17,836	14.7%
Retail trade	13,719	11.3%
Educational services	10,254	8.5%
Finance and insurance	8,400	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,707	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	7,237	6.0%
Construction	7,201	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	5,771	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,282	3.5%
Other services	4,033	3.3%
Public administration	2,918	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,606	2.1%
Information	2,331	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,725	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,666	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,424	1.2%
Utilities	1,250	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	165	0.1%
Management	82	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,870	2.56%
Puerto Rican	431	0.19%
Cuban	83	0.04%
Dominican	84	0.04%

Total Central American	697	0.30%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	428	0.19%
Honduran	82	0.04%
Nicaraguan	89	0.04%
Panamanian	38	0.02%
Salvadoran	60	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	380	0.17%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	28	0.01%
Colombian	49	0.02%
Ecuadorian	141	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	117	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	45	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	684	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,126	0.93%
Vietnamese	502	0.22%
Chinese	460	0.20%
Filipino	308	0.13%
Laotian	251	0.11%
Korean	239	0.10%
Burmese	233	0.10%
Thai	120	0.05%
Japanese	64	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	201,436	93.4%
Spanish	4,188	1.9%
Other Indo-European	2,298	1.1%
Other Asian	1,845	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,457	0.7%
Other	1,307	0.6%
Arabic	1,280	0.6%
Vietnamese	499	0.2%
German, other Germanic	442	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	69,711	30.4%
Irish	31,077	13.6%
English	22,995	10.0%
Czech	11,059	4.8%
Norwegian	9,654	4.2%
American	8,217	3.6%
Swedish	5,149	2.2%
European	4,523	2.0%
Dutch	4,361	1.9%
French	4,285	1.9%
Italian	4,039	1.8%
Scottish	3,872	1.7%
Polish	2,708	1.2%
Danish	2,061	0.9%
Other Subsaharan African	1,861	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	223,354	97.4%
Not a citizen	5,954	2.6%

Native	217,732	95.0%
Foreign-born	11,576	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,132	1.4%	5,669	3.6%	40,914	26.2%	53,236	34.2%	36,999	23.7%	16,919	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,132	1.4%
9-12 Years	5,669	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	40,914	26.2%
Some College	53,236	34.2%
Bach. Degree	36,999	23.7%
Grad Degree	16,919	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	97,055	91,537	5,518	5.7%	4.4%
1991	96,786	91,988	4,798	5.0%	4.7%
1992	100,838	96,769	4,069	4.0%	4.5%
1993	104,449	100,793	3,656	3.5%	4.1%
1994	106,559	103,325	3,234	3.0%	3.6%
1995	108,992	105,945	3,047	2.8%	3.5%
1996	110,239	107,150	3,089	2.8%	3.6%
1997	110,319	107,602	2,717	2.5%	3.1%
1998	112,353	110,167	2,186	1.9%	2.8%
1999	114,313	112,143	2,170	1.9%	2.7%

2000	111,173	108,604	2,569	2.3%	2.7%
2001	112,423	108,895	3,528	3.1%	3.3%
2002	114,742	109,618	5,124	4.5%	4.0%
2003	112,270	106,894	5,376	4.8%	4.4%
2004	111,565	106,318	5,247	4.7%	4.5%
2005	113,162	108,290	4,872	4.3%	4.3%
2006	116,135	111,935	4,200	3.6%	3.7%
2007	118,269	113,920	4,349	3.7%	3.7%
2008	121,416	116,538	4,878	4.0%	4.1%
2009	122,438	115,018	7,420	6.1%	6.4%

2010	119,813	112,523	7,290	6.1%	6.1%
2011	119,906	112,974	6,932	5.8%	5.6%
2012	119,371	113,117	6,254	5.2%	5.1%
2013	119,830	113,828	6,002	5.0%	4.7%
2014	121,005	115,706	5,299	4.4%	4.2%
2015	120,196	115,687	4,509	3.8%	3.7%
2016	119,414	115,074	4,340	3.6%	3.6%
2017	119,153	115,184	3,969	3.3%	3.1%
2018	121,068	117,617	3,451	2.9%	2.6%
2019	124,057	120,417	3,640	2.9%	2.8%

2020	118,853	111,300	7,553	6.4%	5.3%
2021	120,272	114,883	5,389	4.5%	3.8%
2022	121,518	117,808	3,710	3.1%	2.7%
2023	119,470	115,327	4,143	3.5%	2.9%
2024	122,030	117,934	4,096	3.4%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	101,214
Median Value	$188,800

Occupied	94,291	93.2%
Vacant	6,923	6.8%

Owned	69,894	74.1%
Rented	24,397	25.9%
Median Rent	$878

Single-Family Units	73,316	72.4%
Detached	67,927	67.1%
Attached	5,389	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18,412	18.2%
Mobile Homes	3,591	3.5%

Linn County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Linn County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Linn County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Linn County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Linn County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Linn County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Linn County, IA