Linn County, Kansas

Linn County has a population of 9,767 and has grown 3.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $173,600, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $59,069.

Home price
$173,600
Income
$59,069
Population
9,767
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$173,600county
Median gross rent$691county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198046.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,380(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,358county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,197county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,769county
Home insurance / yr$5,260(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.8(statewide)
Median household income$59,069county
Family health premium / yr$24,220(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,105(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate8.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.1%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government18.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$58,936county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.16%county
Top state income tax5.58%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.58%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.71%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time34.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service73 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5915078county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.2%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1839county
Students per full-time teacher11.9county
Free lunch eligible54.4%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians10county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,767county
Land area in square miles594county
People per square mile of land16.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store19.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract44.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.8%county
Share of households that are one person30.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents261county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in308county
Households that moved away271county
Average income of arriving households$54,893county
Average income of departing households$50,587county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year71county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate439(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.1 incounty
Annual snowfall18.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.31 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days192 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$126county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use924 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.23(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.4%county
Homes heated by propane31.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood4.9%county
Households with broadband83.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk22.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk40.9county
Landslide risk58.1county
Hail risk56.0county
Earthquake risk29.6county
Tornado risk38.9county
Tropical cyclone risk11.0county
Extreme heat risk45.6county
Winter weather risk57.9county
Strong wind risk45.4county
Wildfire risk36.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Linn County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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