Linneus vs Purdin

A side-by-side comparison of Linneus and Purdin: population, income, housing, and more.

Linneus and Purdin are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Linneus has the higher population (187 vs 75 in Purdin). Linneus has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $21,250 in Purdin). Linneus has the higher median home value ($61,000 vs $48,300 in Purdin).

Population, income & housing

	Linneus	Purdin
Population	187	75
Median age	47.6 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$21,250
Median home value	$61,000	$48,300
Median gross rent	$292	$286
Housing units	120	79
Homeownership rate	76.3%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linneus	Purdin
Population	252 → 187 (-25.8%)	105 → 75 (-28.6%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $52,500 (+27.3%)	$48,125 → $21,250 (-55.8%)
Median home value	$58,300 → $61,000 (+4.6%)	$41,300 → $48,300 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$285 → $292 (+2.5%)	$292 → $286 (-2.1%)

Linneus

Population

252187

Median household income

$41,250$52,500

Median home value

$58,300$61,000

Median gross rent

$285$292

Purdin

Population

10575

Median household income

$48,125$21,250

Median home value

$41,300$48,300

Median gross rent

$292$286

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linneus	Purdin
Under 5	4.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	16.0%	24.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.7%
25 to 34	9.6%	2.7%
35 to 44	9.1%	20.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	8.0%
55 to 64	20.3%	6.7%
65 to 74	18.7%	17.3%
75 and over	2.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linneus	Purdin
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linneus	Purdin
No high school diploma	13.0%	12.8%
High school graduate	45.7%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linneus	Purdin
Drove alone	89.6%	88.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linneus	Purdin
1-unit, detached	75.8%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	22.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Linneus	Purdin
Poverty rate	19.8%	22.7%
Average household size	2.34	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1957	1955