Linn County vs Marion County

A side-by-side comparison of Linn County and Marion County: population, income, housing, and more.

Linn County and Marion County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marion County has the higher population (11,795 vs 9,723 in Linn County). Marion County has the higher median household income ($63,438 vs $59,200 in Linn County). Linn County has the higher median home value ($164,500 vs $114,400 in Marion County).

Population, income & housing

	Linn County	Marion County
Population	9,723	11,795
Median age	45.5 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,200	$63,438
Median home value	$164,500	$114,400
Median gross rent	$682	$727
Housing units	5,180	5,673
Homeownership rate	79.6%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linn County	Marion County
Population	9,671 → 9,723 (+0.5%)	11,964 → 11,795 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$48,778 → $59,200 (+21.4%)	$52,123 → $63,438 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$110,100 → $164,500 (+49.4%)	$90,800 → $114,400 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $682 (+2.2%)	$585 → $727 (+24.3%)

Linn County

Population

9,6719,723

Median household income

$48,778$59,200

Median home value

$110,100$164,500

Median gross rent

$667$682

Marion County

Population

11,96411,795

Median household income

$52,123$63,438

Median home value

$90,800$114,400

Median gross rent

$585$727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linn County	Marion County
Under 5	4.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	10.8%
25 to 34	8.8%	8.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.7%
75 and over	9.0%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linn County	Marion County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linn County	Marion County
No high school diploma	5.9%	7.7%
High school graduate	37.0%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linn County	Marion County
Drove alone	78.5%	75.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	3.3%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.6%	9.5%
Other means	1.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linn County	Marion County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Linn County	Marion County
Poverty rate	10.7%	10.0%
Average household size	2.25	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1981	1957