Linn County vs Marshall County

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

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

Marshall County has the higher population (10,001 vs 9,723 in Linn County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($70,828 vs $59,200 in Linn County). Linn County has the higher median home value ($164,500 vs $119,500 in Marshall County).

Population, income & housing

	Linn County	Marshall County
Population	9,723	10,001
Median age	45.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,200	$70,828
Median home value	$164,500	$119,500
Median gross rent	$682	$670
Housing units	5,180	4,758
Homeownership rate	79.6%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linn County	Marshall County
Population	9,671 → 9,723 (+0.5%)	9,749 → 10,001 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$48,778 → $59,200 (+21.4%)	$51,895 → $70,828 (+36.5%)
Median home value	$110,100 → $164,500 (+49.4%)	$98,900 → $119,500 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $682 (+2.2%)	$596 → $670 (+12.4%)

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

Marshall County

Population

9,74910,001

Median household income

$51,895$70,828

Median home value

$98,900$119,500

Median gross rent

$596$670

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linn County	Marshall County
Under 5	4.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	9.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.5%
75 and over	9.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linn County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linn County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linn County	Marshall County
Drove alone	78.5%	76.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	12.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.4%
Walked	3.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	5.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linn County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Linn County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	10.7%	9.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	32	17
Median year structure built	1981	1960