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Linn County, Iowa (IA)

County population in 2022: 229,033 (87% urban, 13% rural); it was 191,701 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 44,741
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 17,855
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 55,821
Renter-occupied apartments: 23,538 (it was 20,932 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

28%

Land area: 717 sq. mi.

Water area: 7.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 319 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Linn County: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.6%), Manufacturing (16.8%), Retail trade (11.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Linn County, IA (2022)
    • 189,94382.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 13,4645.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10,5964.6%Two or more races
    • 8,7453.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5,6182.5%Asian alone
    • 3500.2%Some other race alone
    • 3170.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

39.3 years
Iowa median age:

38.9 years
Males: 113,722  (49.7%)
Females: 115,311  (50.3%)
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Average household size:
Linn County:

2.0 people
Iowa:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $72,527 ($46,206 in 1999)
This county:

$72,527
Iowa:

$69,588

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $722 (lower quartile is $583, upper quartile is $921)
This county:

$722
State:

$741


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $195,800 (it was $97,200 in 2000)
Linn:

$195,800
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,400 - $302,300

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $249,798
Here:

$249,798
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $212,557
Here:

$212,557
State:

$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $270,562
Here:

$270,562
State:

$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,597
Here:

$127,597
State:

$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $168,556
Here:

$168,556
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $37,485
Here:

$37,485
State:

$51,271

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,448
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $645

Institutionalized population: 2,094

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 19
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 46
  • Thefts: 87
  • Auto thefts: 26

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 10
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 17
  • Burglaries: 109
  • Thefts: 117
  • Auto thefts: 37
Linn County, IA map from a distance

Health of residents in Linn County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.
75.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
42.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
58.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
74.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 205 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 170 pounds. This is more than average.

Health of residents in Linn County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
74.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
44.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
82.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
79.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 422 buildings, average cost: $268,100
  • 2021: 511 buildings, average cost: $169,300
  • 2020: 429 buildings, average cost: $158,600
  • 2019: 463 buildings, average cost: $156,000
  • 2018: 443 buildings, average cost: $140,700
  • 2017: 492 buildings, average cost: $134,200
  • 2016: 516 buildings, average cost: $129,700
  • 2015: 659 buildings, average cost: $123,800
  • 2014: 615 buildings, average cost: $122,600
  • 2013: 583 buildings, average cost: $122,500
  • 2012: 584 buildings, average cost: $108,400
  • 2011: 545 buildings, average cost: $112,400
  • 2010: 658 buildings, average cost: $100,500
  • 2009: 661 buildings, average cost: $106,200
  • 2008: 698 buildings, average cost: $113,200
  • 2007: 770 buildings, average cost: $122,400
  • 2006: 820 buildings, average cost: $120,600
  • 2005: 964 buildings, average cost: $121,900
  • 2004: 1045 buildings, average cost: $116,100
  • 2003: 1013 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2002: 931 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 2001: 860 buildings, average cost: $119,800
  • 2000: 850 buildings, average cost: $114,200
  • 1999: 908 buildings, average cost: $103,000
  • 1998: 839 buildings, average cost: $101,900
  • 1997: 700 buildings, average cost: $95,300
Number of permits per 10,000 Linn, IA residents
Average permit cost in Linn, IA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,236 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,358 (1.8%)

Distribution of median household income in Linn, IA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Linn, IA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Linn, IA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.8%
Linn County:

8.8%
Iowa:

11.0%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.8% for Black residents, 11.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.0% for American Indian residents, 70.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 27.6% for other race residents, 14.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.3 years old
(Males: 38.7 years old, Females: 40.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.2 years old, Black residents: 27.3 years old, American Indian residents: 50.1 years old, Asian residents: 42.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.6 years old, Other race residents: 26.0 years old)

Area name: Cedar Rapids, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Linn County is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $840 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Mount Vernon, Center Point, Lisbon, Robins, Central City, Ely, Springville.

Linn County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Linn County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 13.3 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Linn County: Homan (A), Collins Grove (B), Waltham (C), Benton (D), Butlerville (E), Monticello (F), Tama County Fairgrounds (G), Dysart Country Club (H), Buckingham Cooperative Company Elevator (I), Pilgrim Heights Camp (J), Tama County Home (K), Green Townhall (L). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Linn County include: Amity Church (A), Vining Alliance Church (B), Saint Mary's Catholic Church (C), Haven Community Church (D), Church of Promise (E), Carlton Church (F), Geneseo Church (G), Mesquakie United Church (H), Pleasant Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Amity Cemetery (1), Badger Hill Cemetery (2), Bakers Grove Cemetery (3), Oneida Cemetery (4), Rector Cemetery (5), Buckingham Cemetery (6), Rock Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Rainbow Lake (A), Camp Arrowhead Lake (B), Otter Creek Lake (C), Sportsman Lake (D), Union Grove Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Abes Fork (A), East Branch Salt Creek (B), Bennett Creek (C), Coon Creek (D), Crystal Creek (E), Devils Run (F), Sugar Creek (G), Stein Creek (H), South Branch Salt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Linn County include: Conants Park (1), Hickory Hills Park (2), Maria Hladik Roadside Park (3), T F Clark State Park (4), Tama County Lake Park (5), West Salt Creek Wildlife Area (6), Salt Creek Wildlife Area (7), Union Grove State Park (8), Izaak Walton Tract Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Buchanan County , Plymouth County, Massachusetts , Carroll County , Guthrie County , Hardin County , Iowa County , Jasper County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.0%
Iowa:

2.7%

Unemployment by year in Linn, IA
County total employment by year in Linn, IA
County average yearly wages by year in Linn, IA

Current college students: 11,547
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,242 (49.0% naturalized citizens)

Linn County:

4.9%
Whole state:

6.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 6,7152010 or later
  • 2,9572000 to 2009
  • 1,4551990 to 1999
  • 9341980 to 1989
  • 6031970 to 1979
  • 790Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.5%

Linn County marital status for males Linn County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 67,672
  • One, attached: 5,629
  • Two: 952
  • 3 or 4: 3,415
  • 5 to 9: 5,683
  • 10 to 19: 6,765
  • 20 to 49: 4,795
  • 50 or more: 3,205
  • Mobile homes: 4,582

Housing units in Linn County with a mortgage: 44,017 (6,296 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 4,356 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,448

Here:

97.8% with mortgage
State:

97.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Linn County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic40,93018
Mainline Protestant35,52275
Evangelical Protestant29,18488
Other4,96918
Orthodox5452
Black Protestant4332
None99,643-
Linn County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 27
Linn County:

1.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Here:

0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

0.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 88
Linn County:

4.28 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 146
This county:

7.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Linn County:

7.2%
Iowa:

7.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Linn County:

28.6%
State:

27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.4%
State:

14.5%

Agriculture in Linn County:

Average size of farms: 241 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $72,910
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $279.47
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.24%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 30.38%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $62,954
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.25%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.10%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $80,812
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.46
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.04%
Corn for grain: 128667 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 113066 harvested acres
Vegetables: 387 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 82 acres

Tornado activity:

Linn County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1630838.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Linn County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 316.7 miles away from Linn County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 296.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 316.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 146.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 346.1 miles away from Linn County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW) earthquake occurred 316.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Iowa Severe Storms, Incident Period: August 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4557, Natural disaster type: Storm
  • Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to October 03, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4289: October 31, 2016, FEMA Id: 4289, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2014 to July 08, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4187: August 05, 2014, FEMA Id: 4187, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Iowa Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 10, 2007 to December 11, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1737: January 04, 2008, FEMA Id: 1737, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1688: March 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1688, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1518: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Linn County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 14, Tornadoes: 6, Heavy Rains: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Linn

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 100,407 (76.5%)
  • Carpooled: 8,372 (6.4%)
  • Bus: 345 (0.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 791 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle: 133 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 2,499 (1.9%)
  • Worked at home: 18,779 (14.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • India (15%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) (6%)
  • Other Eastern Africa (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • Lebanon (3%)
  • Vietnam (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Linn County


  • German (26%)
  • American (9%)
  • English (8%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • European (4%)
  • Czech (3%)
  • Norwegian (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Linn County, Iowa in 2010:

  • 2,368 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,247 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 311 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 276 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 218 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 187 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 171 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 134 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 75 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
  • 71 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 43 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 36 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 16 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 13 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles

People in group quarters in Linn County, Iowa in 2000:

  • 2,118 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,415 people in nursing homes
  • 507 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 257 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 190 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 156 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 142 people in halfway houses
  • 85 people in other group homes
  • 60 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 53 people in religious group quarters
  • 26 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 23 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 23 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 20 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $81,660.

4.76% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.76%
Iowa average:

6.47%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.67% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($27,706 average AGI)
2.10% relocated from other states ($25,442 average AGI)
Linn County:

2.10%
Iowa average:

2.75%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Johnson County, IA  0.73% ($53,009 average AGI)
from Benton County, IA  0.28% ($46,157)
from Black Hawk County, IA  0.18% ($43,732)
from Polk County, IA  0.16% ($60,014)
from Jones County, IA  0.14% ($45,540)
from Dubuque County, IA  0.09% ($44,576)
from Cook County, IL  0.09% ($54,810)


5.70% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($59,996 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.70%
Iowa average:

6.50%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.92% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($26,952 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($33,044 average AGI)
Linn County:

2.79%
Iowa average:

2.79%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Johnson County, IA  0.72% ($54,730 average AGI)
to Benton County, IA  0.35% ($54,469)
to Polk County, IA  0.26% ($58,174)
to Jones County, IA  0.21% ($51,587)
to Black Hawk County, IA  0.17% ($42,168)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.11% ($67,286)
to Cook County, IL  0.11% ($35,561)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.6

Births per 1000 population in Linn County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Linn County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Linn County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.3%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Linn County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Linn County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Linn County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Linn County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Linn County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Linn County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 29,678 (25,612 aged, 4,066 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,257 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Linn County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,242)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,988)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,866)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,732)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,344)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,339)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,181)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (745)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (688)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (543)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.01
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,329
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 408
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41,396

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,400
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 790
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 56
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 86

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 108.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 47.9
  • Suffocation - 34.1
  • Poisoning - 21.8
  • Other - 5.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 229,033
  • Male householders: 46,951 (14,426 living alone), Female householders: 48,025 (15,554 living alone)
  • 44,513 spouses (44,204 opposite-sex spouses), 8,106 unmarried partners, (7,900 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 63,287 children (59,029 natural, 2,045 adopted, 2,213 stepchildren), 1,882 grandchildren, 1,709 brothers or sisters, 1,652 parents, 139 foster children, 2,257 other relatives, 5,779 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,733

Size of family households: 29,762 2-persons, 11,005 3-persons, 9,764 4-persons, 4,820 5-persons, 1,261 6-persons, 933 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 29,980 1-person, 6,750 2-persons, 519 3-persons, 135 4-persons, 47 5-persons.

34,624 married couples with children.
13,363 single-parent households (3,261 men, 10,102 women).

93.1% of residents of Linn speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,498,033,000 ($7,594 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $512,919,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $421,253,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $175,894,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,230,000
Federal grants: $138,442,000
Federal procurement contracts: $679,764,000 ($493,145,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $68,450,000 ($5,820,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $28,210,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $204,771,000
Federal Government insurance: $147,857,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 14,383
Here:

72 per 1000 residents
State:

66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 7,604
Here:

38 per 1000 residents
State:

48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,552
Here:

+8 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -904
Here -5 per 1000 residents
State -14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Linn County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 39.29 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.8
State:

4.2

Year house built in Linn County, Iowa
  • Year house built in Linn County, Iowa
  • 1,5972020 or later
  • 13,6152010 to 2019
  • 14,1532000 to 2009
  • 13,4441990 to 1999
  • 9,3211980 to 1989
  • 12,7141970 to 1979
  • 11,1981960 to 1969
  • 9,0681950 to 1959
  • 3,7171940 to 1949
  • 13,8711939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Linn County, Iowa
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Linn County, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Linn County, Iowa
  • 411 room
  • 1032 rooms
  • 1,3993 rooms
  • 7,3404 rooms
  • 10,7285 rooms
  • 11,9456 rooms
  • 10,9077 rooms
  • 10,5448 rooms
  • 17,7719+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linn County, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linn County, Iowa
  • 1,6411 room
  • 2,2922 rooms
  • 6,5713 rooms
  • 5,8694 rooms
  • 4,2265 rooms
  • 1,7406 rooms
  • 5307 rooms
  • 4678 rooms
  • 8629+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Linn County, Iowa
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Linn County, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Linn County, Iowa
  • 41no bedroom
  • 1,0321 bedroom
  • 13,8442 bedrooms
  • 30,7093 bedrooms
  • 17,8024 bedrooms
  • 7,3505+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linn County, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Linn County, Iowa
  • 1,864no bedroom
  • 7,0731 bedroom
  • 10,5032 bedrooms
  • 3,2733 bedrooms
  • 1,2584 bedrooms
  • 2275+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Linn County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Linn County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Linn County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,535no vehicle
  • 15,9191 vehicle
  • 33,7902 vehicles
  • 13,2323 vehicles
  • 4,8914 vehicles
  • 1,4115+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Linn County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Linn County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,986no vehicle
  • 14,1751 vehicle
  • 5,4492 vehicles
  • 1,2373 vehicles
  • 3514 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

88.1% of Linn County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.

Linn County:

88.1%
State average:

87.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 168,257
  • Other state: 48,029
  • Northeast: 3,787
  • Midwest: 25,451
  • South: 9,664
  • West: 9,127
Year householders moved into unit in Linn County, IA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Linn County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 81.9%Utility gas
  • 12.0%Electricity
  • 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 45.0%Electricity
  • 43.9%Utility gas
  • 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.1%No fuel used
  • 1.6%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,497
Here:

10.7%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 368
Here:

3.1%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,947
Here:

39.7%
Iowa:

23.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Linn County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,426,000
    Cash and Securities: $12,903,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,076,000
    Other: $4,805,000
    Parks and Recreation: $778,000
    Parks and Recreation: $736,000
    Regular Highways: $208,000
    Regular Highways: $197,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $12,619,000
    General - Other: $11,422,000
    Regular Highways: $8,442,000
    Regular Highways: $7,642,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $17,146,000
    Health - Other: $15,314,000
    Police Protection: $12,208,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,979,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,400,000
    Police Protection: $10,903,000
    Correctional Institutions: $10,699,000
    Regular Highways: $10,334,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,181,000
    Regular Highways: $9,229,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,789,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,850,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,138,000
    Financial Administration: $7,033,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,375,000
    Financial Administration: $6,281,000
    General - Other: $5,245,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,899,000
    General - Other: $4,684,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,375,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,586,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,310,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,896,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,896,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,568,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,525,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,517,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,401,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,362,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,355,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $990,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $884,000
    Solid Waste Management: $436,000
    Solid Waste Management: $390,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,404,000
    Other: $4,247,000
    Public Welfare: $1,533,000
    Public Welfare: $1,478,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,547,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,393,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $440,000
    Other - Libraries: $440,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,224,000
    Hospitals: $1,224,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $682,000
    Other: $627,000
    Public Welfare: $538,000
    Public Welfare: $495,000
    Transit Utilities: $299,000
    Transit Utilities: $275,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,395,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,064,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $53,733,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $49,402,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,090,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,470,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,100,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,610,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,990,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,990,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,110,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,331,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,331,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,171,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,386,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,935,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,338,000
    Sale of Property: $171,000
    Sale of Property: $130,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $220,000
    Regular Highways: $216,000
    General - Other: $207,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,345,000
    Cash and Securities: $50,542,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $410,000
    Transit Utilities: $410,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $74,220,000
    Cash and Securities: $58,299,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,719,000
    Highways: $8,441,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,755,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,540,000
    Other: $6,013,000
    Other: $5,822,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,485,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,374,000
    Public Welfare: $225,000
    Public Welfare: $218,000
  • Tax - Property: $72,202,000
    Property: $63,716,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,571,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,799,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,244,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,863,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,984,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,751,000
    Other License: $1,150,000
    Other License: $1,015,000

Linn County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,426,000
    Cash and Securities: $12,903,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,076,000
    Other: $4,805,000
    Parks and Recreation: $778,000
    Parks and Recreation: $736,000
    Regular Highways: $208,000
    Regular Highways: $197,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $12,619,000
    General - Other: $11,422,000
    Regular Highways: $8,442,000
    Regular Highways: $7,642,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $17,146,000
    Health - Other: $15,314,000
    Police Protection: $12,208,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,979,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,400,000
    Police Protection: $10,903,000
    Correctional Institutions: $10,699,000
    Regular Highways: $10,334,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,181,000
    Regular Highways: $9,229,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,789,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,850,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,138,000
    Financial Administration: $7,033,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,375,000
    Financial Administration: $6,281,000
    General - Other: $5,245,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,899,000
    General - Other: $4,684,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,375,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,586,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,310,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,896,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,896,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,568,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,525,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,517,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,401,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,362,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,355,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $990,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $884,000
    Solid Waste Management: $436,000
    Solid Waste Management: $390,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,404,000
    Other: $4,247,000
    Public Welfare: $1,533,000
    Public Welfare: $1,478,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,547,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,393,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $440,000
    Other - Libraries: $440,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,224,000
    Hospitals: $1,224,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $682,000
    Other: $627,000
    Public Welfare: $538,000
    Public Welfare: $495,000
    Transit Utilities: $299,000
    Transit Utilities: $275,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,395,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,064,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $53,733,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $49,402,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,090,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,470,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,100,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,610,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,990,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,990,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,110,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,331,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,331,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,171,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,386,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,935,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,338,000
    Sale of Property: $171,000
    Sale of Property: $130,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $220,000
    Regular Highways: $216,000
    General - Other: $207,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,345,000
    Cash and Securities: $50,542,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $410,000
    Transit Utilities: $410,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $74,220,000
    Cash and Securities: $58,299,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,719,000
    Highways: $8,441,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,755,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,540,000
    Other: $6,013,000
    Other: $5,822,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,485,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,374,000
    Public Welfare: $225,000
    Public Welfare: $218,000
  • Tax - Property: $72,202,000
    Property: $63,716,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,571,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,799,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,244,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,863,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,984,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,751,000
    Other License: $1,150,000
    Other License: $1,015,000

Linn County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,426,000
    Cash and Securities: $12,903,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,076,000
    Other: $4,805,000
    Parks and Recreation: $778,000
    Parks and Recreation: $736,000
    Regular Highways: $208,000
    Regular Highways: $197,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $12,619,000
    General - Other: $11,422,000
    Regular Highways: $8,442,000
    Regular Highways: $7,642,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $17,146,000
    Health - Other: $15,314,000
    Police Protection: $12,208,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,979,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,400,000
    Police Protection: $10,903,000
    Correctional Institutions: $10,699,000
    Regular Highways: $10,334,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,181,000
    Regular Highways: $9,229,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,789,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,850,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,138,000
    Financial Administration: $7,033,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,375,000
    Financial Administration: $6,281,000
    General - Other: $5,245,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,899,000
    General - Other: $4,684,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,375,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,586,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,310,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,896,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,896,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,568,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,525,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,517,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,401,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,362,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,355,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $990,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $884,000
    Solid Waste Management: $436,000
    Solid Waste Management: $390,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,404,000
    Other: $4,247,000
    Public Welfare: $1,533,000
    Public Welfare: $1,478,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,547,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,393,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $440,000
    Other - Libraries: $440,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,224,000
    Hospitals: $1,224,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $682,000
    Other: $627,000
    Public Welfare: $538,000
    Public Welfare: $495,000
    Transit Utilities: $299,000
    Transit Utilities: $275,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,395,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,064,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $53,733,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $49,402,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,090,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,470,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,100,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,610,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,990,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,990,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,110,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,331,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,331,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,171,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,386,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,935,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,338,000
    Sale of Property: $171,000
    Sale of Property: $130,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $220,000
    Regular Highways: $216,000
    General - Other: $207,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,345,000
    Cash and Securities: $50,542,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $410,000
    Transit Utilities: $410,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $74,220,000
    Cash and Securities: $58,299,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,719,000
    Highways: $8,441,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,755,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,540,000
    Other: $6,013,000
    Other: $5,822,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,485,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,374,000
    Public Welfare: $225,000
    Public Welfare: $218,000
  • Tax - Property: $72,202,000
    Property: $63,716,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,571,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,799,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,244,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,863,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,984,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,751,000
    Other License: $1,150,000
    Other License: $1,015,000

Linn County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,426,000
    Cash and Securities: $12,903,000
  • Charges - Other: $5,076,000
    Other: $4,805,000
    Parks and Recreation: $778,000
    Parks and Recreation: $736,000
    Regular Highways: $208,000
    Regular Highways: $197,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $12,619,000
    General - Other: $11,422,000
    Regular Highways: $8,442,000
    Regular Highways: $7,642,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $17,146,000
    Health - Other: $15,314,000
    Police Protection: $12,208,000
    Correctional Institutions: $11,979,000
    Central Staff Services: $11,400,000
    Police Protection: $10,903,000
    Correctional Institutions: $10,699,000
    Regular Highways: $10,334,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,181,000
    Regular Highways: $9,229,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $8,789,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $7,850,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,138,000
    Financial Administration: $7,033,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,375,000
    Financial Administration: $6,281,000
    General - Other: $5,245,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,899,000
    General - Other: $4,684,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,375,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,586,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,310,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,896,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,896,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,568,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,525,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,517,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,401,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,362,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,355,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $990,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $884,000
    Solid Waste Management: $436,000
    Solid Waste Management: $390,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,404,000
    Other: $4,247,000
    Public Welfare: $1,533,000
    Public Welfare: $1,478,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,547,000
    Interest on Debt: $3,393,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $440,000
    Other - Libraries: $440,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $1,224,000
    Hospitals: $1,224,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $682,000
    Other: $627,000
    Public Welfare: $538,000
    Public Welfare: $495,000
    Transit Utilities: $299,000
    Transit Utilities: $275,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $62,395,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,064,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $53,733,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $49,402,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,090,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $24,470,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,100,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,610,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,990,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,990,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,110,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,331,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $4,331,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,171,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,386,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,935,000
    General Revenue - Other: $3,338,000
    Sale of Property: $171,000
    Sale of Property: $130,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $220,000
    Regular Highways: $216,000
    General - Other: $207,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,345,000
    Cash and Securities: $50,542,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $410,000
    Transit Utilities: $410,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $74,220,000
    Cash and Securities: $58,299,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,719,000
    Highways: $8,441,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,755,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,540,000
    Other: $6,013,000
    Other: $5,822,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,485,000
    General Local Government Support: $3,374,000
    Public Welfare: $225,000
    Public Welfare: $218,000
  • Tax - Property: $72,202,000
    Property: $63,716,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,571,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,799,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $3,244,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,863,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,984,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,751,000
    Other License: $1,150,000
    Other License: $1,015,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,594
  • Number of aged recipients: 138
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,456
  • Number of recipients under 18: 493
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,804
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 297
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 929
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,205
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 43 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,321$127,2582,739$128,1296,450$146,769550$40,96947$725,660484$91,80451$31,255
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED60$119,617211$115,265563$142,21549$41,2653$280,00021$74,57116$38,188
APPLICATIONS DENIED143$127,853224$100,5671,136$132,812170$25,8061$608,00054$69,24173$26,890
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN104$116,231223$137,1611,173$140,91249$54,1020$030$75,1332$65,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS28$120,82132$117,562229$138,75122$67,3640$08$66,6252$38,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 42 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED525$146,857464$160,7634$141,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED80$155,17579$158,4815$74,200
APPLICATIONS DENIED22$144,95542$168,6430$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN19$138,31631$169,8711$44,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS14$143,5004$214,2500$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Linn, IA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Linn, IA - Value
Most common first names in Linn County, IA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary1,12880.6 years
John1,05476.1 years
Robert87972.0 years
William84476.3 years
Charles68976.8 years
James66472.5 years
George62277.5 years
Helen57281.3 years
Joseph48878.1 years
Dorothy47480.1 years
Most common last names in Linn County, IA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith39776.9 years
Johnson32477.6 years
Miller29377.9 years
Brown21277.6 years
Jones18876.2 years
Williams16875.3 years
Anderson16575.1 years
Wilson16175.5 years
Thompson16079.1 years
Clark14275.1 years
Businesses in Linn County, IA
NameCountNameCount
ALDI3LensCrafters2
AT&T2Little Caesars Pizza3
Ace Hardware3Long John Silver's2
Advance Auto Parts3Lowe's1
Aeropostale1MainStay1
AmericInn1Marriott2
American Eagle Outfitters1MasterBrand Cabinets27
Applebee's2Maurices2
Arby's4Mazda1
Ashley Furniture2McDonald's9
AutoZone3Men's Wearhouse1
BMW1Menards2
Barnes & Noble1Microtel1
Bath & Body Works2Motel 61
Baymont Inn1Motherhood Maternity1
Bed Bath & Beyond1New Balance2
Best Western2Nike12
Blockbuster2Nissan1
Budget Car Rental1OfficeMax1
Buffalo Wild Wings2Old Navy1
Burger King6Olive Garden1
CVS2Outback1
Carson Pirie Scott2Outback Steakhouse1
Casual Male XL1Panda Express1
Catherines1Panera Bread2
Chevrolet2Papa John's Pizza3
Chick-Fil-A1Payless2
Chuck E. Cheese's1Penske2
Clarion1PetSmart1
Cold Stone Creamery2Pier 1 Imports1
Comfort Inn2Pizza Hut7
Curves3Plato's Closet1
DHL3Quality1
Dairy Queen11Quiznos3
Days Inn1RadioShack2
Deb1Red Lobster1
Decora Cabinetry2Red Robin1
Domino's Pizza3Red Roof Inn1
DressBarn1Rodeway Inn1
Dressbarn1Ruby Tuesday2
Econo Lodge1Rue211
Eddie Bauer1Ryan's Grill1
Ethan Allen1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Express1SAS Shoes1
Famous Footwear3SONIC Drive-In2
FedEx37Sam's Club1
Finish Line2Sears2
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Sleep Inn1
Foot Locker1Slumberland1
Ford3Spencer Gifts1
GNC4Sprint Nextel4
GameStop3Staples2
Goodwill2Starbucks7
H&R Block8Subaru1
Hardee's7Subway18
Hawthorn1Super 82
Hilton1T.J.Maxx1
Holiday Inn3Taco Bell5
Home Depot1Talbots1
Honda1Target2
Hot Topic1Toyota1
Howard Johnson1Toys"R"Us1
Hyundai1True Value2
IHOP1U-Haul5
JCPenney1U.S. Cellular7
Jimmy John's2UPS46
Jones New York5Vans1
Journeys1Verizon Wireless2
Justice1Victoria's Secret1
KFC4Village Inn1
Kmart2Volkswagen1
Kohl's1Walgreens5
Kroger5Walmart3
La-Z-Boy1Wendy's6
Lane Bryant1YMCA5
Lane Furniture3

Linn County on our top lists:

  • #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"