Linn County, IA Population

Overview

228,567

Total Population

37.9

Median age

50.51%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

54.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,983

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Linn County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Linn County is 37.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Linn County's population under 18 was 23.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Linn County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Linn County, 19.25% were under the age of 15, 19.89% aged 15 to 29, 44.96% aged 30 to 64, 13.76% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,327 more females than males in Linn County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.51% females and 49.49% males in Linn County, IA.
The Linn County, IA gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 8,303.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 7,715.

Linn County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Linn County population: 86.39% are White, 5.92% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.32% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.97% are some other race and 4.05% are multiracial.
Linn County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,983 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 220,584 (96.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Linn County is White with a population of 197,463 (86.39% of the total population).

Linn County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 230,411 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Linn County's population increased by 19,382 (10.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Linn County's population increased by 18,698 (8.83%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Linn County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 192,331.