Language Spoken At Home in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 197,897 | 100% |
English only | 188,226 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 9,671 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,270 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 3,808 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,213 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,103 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 706 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,040 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,063 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 720 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 288 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 211,954 | 100% |
American | 9,762 | 4.6% |
Arab | 984 | 0.5% |
Czech | 15,754 | 7.4% |
Danish | 2,829 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 6,524 | 3.1% |
English | 20,690 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 6,707 | 3.2% |
French Canadian | 541 | 0.3% |
German | 85,575 | 40.4% |
Greek | 408 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 366 | 0.2% |
Irish | 37,821 | 17.8% |
Italian | 5,032 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 209 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 10,339 | 4.9% |
Polish | 2,992 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 70 | 0.0% |
Russian | 1,215 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,971 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 3,878 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 98 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 940 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 4,300 | 2.0% |
Swiss | 1,235 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 156 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,587 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 168 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 85,654 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 53,604 | 62.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,521 | 29.8% |
Married-couple family | 41,578 | 48.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,868 | 20.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,524 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,232 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,502 | 9.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,421 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 32,050 | 37.4% |
Householder living alone | 25,533 | 29.8% |
65 years and over | 8,494 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 27,274 | 31.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 19,483 | 22.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 206,922 | 100% |
Householder | 85,654 | 41.4% |
Spouse | 41,377 | 20.0% |
Child | 59,691 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 6,703 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 13,497 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 6,353 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 82,360 | 100% |
Never married | 27,323 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 43,374 | 52.7% |
Separated | 1,227 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,979 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 8,457 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 86,412 | 100% |
Never married | 23,572 | 27.3% |
Now married, except separated | 42,993 | 49.8% |
Separated | 1,315 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 7,430 | 8.6% |
Divorced | 11,102 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,029 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,127 | 37.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 105 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,645 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 923 | 34.9% |
Less than 1 year | 281 | 10.6% |
1 or 2 years | 218 | 8.2% |
3 or 4 years | 175 | 6.6% |
5 or more years | 249 | 9.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 923 | 100% |
Who are female | 556 | 60.2% |
Who are married | 591 | 64.0% |
School Enrollment in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 58,366 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,357 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten | 2,993 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 22,966 | 39.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,820 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 16,230 | 27.8% |
Educational Attainment in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 139,321 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,587 | 1.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,571 | 4.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 37,849 | 27.2% |
Some college, no degree | 33,274 | 23.9% |
Associate's degree | 16,045 | 11.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 30,273 | 21.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 12,722 | 9.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.9% |
Veteran Status in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 159,903 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 16,783 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 209,927 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,478 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 51,749 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,239 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 131,502 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,720 | 8.9% |
65 years and over | 26,676 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,519 | 31.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 209,140 | 100% |
Same house | 174,398 | 83.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 33,783 | 16.2% |
Same county | 23,322 | 11.2% |
Different county | 10,461 | 5.0% |
Same state | 5,599 | 2.7% |
Different state | 4,862 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 959 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 211,954 | 100% |
Native | 205,718 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 204,913 | 96.7% |
State of residence | 155,926 | 73.6% |
Different state | 48,987 | 23.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 805 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 6,236 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,236 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,014 | 48.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,222 | 51.7% |
Year of Entry in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,041 | 100% |
Native | 805 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 62 | 7.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 743 | 92.3% |
Foreign born | 6,236 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 371 | 5.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,865 | 94.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,236 | 100% |
Europe | 1,181 | 18.9% |
Asia | 3,178 | 51.0% |
Africa | 604 | 9.7% |
Oceania | 23 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 1,055 | 16.9% |
Northern America | 195 | 3.1% |