Linn County vs Nemaha County

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

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

Nemaha County has the higher population (10,213 vs 9,723 in Linn County). Nemaha County has the higher median household income ($77,375 vs $59,200 in Linn County). Nemaha County has the higher median home value ($196,100 vs $164,500 in Linn County).

Population, income & housing

	Linn County	Nemaha County
Population	9,723	10,213
Median age	45.5 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,200	$77,375
Median home value	$164,500	$196,100
Median gross rent	$682	$726
Housing units	5,180	4,501
Homeownership rate	79.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linn County	Nemaha County
Population	9,671 → 9,723 (+0.5%)	10,121 → 10,213 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$48,778 → $59,200 (+21.4%)	$63,216 → $77,375 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$110,100 → $164,500 (+49.4%)	$130,500 → $196,100 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $682 (+2.2%)	$644 → $726 (+12.7%)

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

Nemaha County

Population

10,12110,213

Median household income

$63,216$77,375

Median home value

$130,500$196,100

Median gross rent

$644$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linn County	Nemaha County
Under 5	4.9%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.9%
75 and over	9.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linn County	Nemaha County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linn County	Nemaha County
No high school diploma	5.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	37.0%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linn County	Nemaha County
Drove alone	78.5%	84.0%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	3.3%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linn County	Nemaha County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Linn County	Nemaha County
Poverty rate	10.7%	7.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	14
Median year structure built	1981	1974