Linn County, KS Population

Overview

9,667

Total Population

44.8

Median age

48.89%

Female population %

104.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

68.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

291

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Linn County is 44.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Linn County's population under 18 was 22.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Linn County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Linn County, 18.64% were under the age of 15, 14.54% aged 15 to 29, 44.76% aged 30 to 64, 19.29% aged 65 to 84, and 2.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 215 less females than males in Linn County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.89% females and 51.11% males in Linn County, KS.
The Linn County, KS gender ratio is 104.5:100 i.e. 104.5 men to 100 women (1.045).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 472.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 424.

Linn County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Linn County population: 94.10% are White, 0.87% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.55% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.20% are some other race and 2.95% are multiracial.
Linn County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 291 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,376 (96.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Linn County is White with a population of 9,097 (94.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,828 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Linn County's population increased by 79 (0.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Linn County's population decreased by 38 (0.39%), 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 2009 at 9,325.