Language Spoken At Home in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 109,257 | 100% |
English only | 101,880 | 93.2% |
Language other than English | 7,377 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,762 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 5,428 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,401 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,088 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 166 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 640 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 146 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 221 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 116,871 | 100% |
American | 8,418 | 7.2% |
Arab | 43 | 0.0% |
Czech | 805 | 0.7% |
Danish | 1,011 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 3,280 | 2.8% |
English | 15,729 | 13.5% |
French (except Basque) | 2,953 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 752 | 0.6% |
German | 24,119 | 20.6% |
Greek | 293 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 416 | 0.4% |
Irish | 13,166 | 11.3% |
Italian | 2,601 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 79 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 4,322 | 3.7% |
Polish | 1,987 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 365 | 0.3% |
Russian | 783 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,307 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 2,949 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 92 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 88 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 3,312 | 2.8% |
Swiss | 985 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 176 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,045 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 106 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 44,566 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 30,389 | 68.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,316 | 27.6% |
Married-couple family | 23,778 | 53.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,165 | 18.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,900 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,068 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,711 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,083 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 14,177 | 31.8% |
Householder living alone | 11,027 | 24.7% |
65 years and over | 4,660 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 13,589 | 30.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 12,667 | 28.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 115,758 | 100% |
Householder | 44,566 | 38.5% |
Spouse | 23,759 | 20.5% |
Child | 33,362 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 6,251 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 7,820 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 3,285 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 45,493 | 100% |
Never married | 13,152 | 28.9% |
Now married, except separated | 25,288 | 55.6% |
Separated | 720 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 1,321 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 5,012 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 47,786 | 100% |
Never married | 10,833 | 22.7% |
Now married, except separated | 25,138 | 52.6% |
Separated | 1,078 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 4,437 | 9.3% |
Divorced | 6,300 | 13.2% |
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 | 1,452 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 366 | 25.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,001 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 753 | 37.6% |
Less than 1 year | 154 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 123 | 6.1% |
3 or 4 years | 130 | 6.5% |
5 or more years | 346 | 17.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 753 | 100% |
Who are female | 378 | 50.2% |
Who are married | 519 | 68.9% |
School Enrollment in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 28,631 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,327 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,492 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 13,112 | 45.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,171 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 6,529 | 22.8% |
Educational Attainment in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 78,853 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,612 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,303 | 8.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 25,739 | 32.6% |
Some college, no degree | 23,786 | 30.2% |
Associate's degree | 7,680 | 9.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,745 | 11.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,988 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.1% |
Veteran Status in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 88,387 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,264 | 13.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 115,996 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,982 | 16.4% |
Under 18 years | 28,262 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,578 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 69,927 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,881 | 14.1% |
65 years and over | 17,807 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,523 | 42.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 115,464 | 100% |
Same house | 98,781 | 85.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 16,392 | 14.2% |
Same county | 10,574 | 9.2% |
Different county | 5,818 | 5.0% |
Same state | 4,033 | 3.5% |
Different state | 1,785 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 291 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 116,871 | 100% |
Native | 111,523 | 95.4% |
Born in United States | 110,747 | 94.8% |
State of residence | 63,156 | 54.0% |
Different state | 47,591 | 40.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 776 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 5,348 | 4.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 5,348 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,832 | 34.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,516 | 65.7% |
Year of Entry in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,124 | 100% |
Native | 776 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 776 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 5,348 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 49 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,299 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Linn County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 5,348 | 100% |
Europe | 582 | 10.9% |
Asia | 718 | 13.4% |
Africa | 52 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 159 | 3.0% |
Latin America | 3,373 | 63.1% |
Northern America | 464 | 8.7% |