Linn County, Missouri

Linn County has a population of 11,852 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $123,300, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $61,635.

Home price
$123,300
Income
$61,635
Population
11,852
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$123,300county
Median gross rent$620county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198075.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,403(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$677county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,065county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$61,635county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate13.7%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 home9.1%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.3%county
Share of workers employed by government22.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.6%county
Economic output per resident$45,688county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.72%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(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 time20.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5611county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.4 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 station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.0%county
Traffic deaths16.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(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 higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment2070county
Students per full-time teacher11.2county
Free lunch eligible41.7%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

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

Population11,852county
Land area in square miles616county
People per square mile of land19.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store19.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract22.8%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.8%county
Share of households that are one person33.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages3.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls73.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents421county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in258county
Households that moved away278county
Average income of arriving households$48,116county
Average income of departing households$46,892county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.17 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing104 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days188 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 17county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use1,017 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas48.1%county
Homes heated by propane21.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.0%county
Households with broadband78.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk39.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk72.1county
Landslide risk59.5county
Hail risk49.9county
Earthquake risk40.9county
Tornado risk66.9county
Tropical cyclone risk16.2county
Extreme heat risk64.5county
Winter weather risk22.1county
Strong wind risk29.3county
Wildfire risk50.7county

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 Missouri figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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