Linn County vs. Polk County
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Linn County (OR) Polk County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 127,335 85,234
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9.1% 13.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 116,676 75,407
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 116,672 75,403
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.5% 22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.6% 17.9%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 51.1%
White alone, percent 92.6% 89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.8% 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.7% 2.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 3.5% 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.3% 14.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 84.7% 77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 11,084 5,859
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.6% 8.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 50,883 32,513
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.6% 65.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $200,900 $242,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,376 $1,525
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $458 $494
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $928 $927
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.2% 20.6%
Building permits, 2018 540 311
Households, 2014-2018 47,030 29,692
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.58 2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.6% 82.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.7% 14.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.4% 92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 80.4% 84.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.9% 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.5% 30.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 12.5% 10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.0% 8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.0% 59.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.1% 55.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 422,251 168,554
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,253,615 424,650
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,066,740 100,909
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,181,597 360,670
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,983 $4,724
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.7 24.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,097 $58,344
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $25,781 $27,492
Persons in poverty, percent 12.7% 12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,612 1,450
Total employment, 2017 36,602 14,663
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,510,480 527,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.3% 3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 6,271 4,482
All firms, 2012 7,057 4,917
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,135 2,120
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,446 2,045
Minority-owned firms, 2012 537 454
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 6,157 4,253
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 604 423
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,832 4,229
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 4.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0% 28.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 50.9 101.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,290.13 740.79
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Linn county (OR) and Polk county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.