Linn County vs Madison County

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

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

Madison County has the higher population (12,665 vs 11,850 in Linn County). Linn County has the higher median household income ($61,975 vs $58,435 in Madison County). Madison County has the higher median home value ($155,900 vs $117,300 in Linn County).

Population, income & housing

	Linn County	Madison County
Population	11,850	12,665
Median age	42.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,975	$58,435
Median home value	$117,300	$155,900
Median gross rent	$612	$817
Housing units	6,007	5,853
Homeownership rate	78.7%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linn County	Madison County
Population	12,113 → 11,850 (-2.2%)	12,179 → 12,665 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$45,930 → $61,975 (+34.9%)	$43,636 → $58,435 (+33.9%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $117,300 (+34.5%)	$106,100 → $155,900 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $612 (+9.7%)	$607 → $817 (+34.6%)

Linn County

Population

12,11311,850

Median household income

$45,930$61,975

Median home value

$87,200$117,300

Median gross rent

$558$612

Madison County

Population

12,17912,665

Median household income

$43,636$58,435

Median home value

$106,100$155,900

Median gross rent

$607$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linn County	Madison County
Under 5	5.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.0%
75 and over	8.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linn County	Madison County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linn County	Madison County
No high school diploma	8.5%	11.9%
High school graduate	47.2%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linn County	Madison County
Drove alone	81.3%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.3%	13.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.7%
Walked	2.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	9.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linn County	Madison County
1-unit, detached	85.2%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Linn County	Madison County
Poverty rate	16.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1965	1977