Douglas County vs Linn County

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

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

Linn County has the higher population (129,794 vs 111,807 in Douglas County). Linn County has the higher median household income ($73,396 vs $58,983 in Douglas County). Linn County has the higher median home value ($344,600 vs $283,200 in Douglas County).

Population, income & housing

	Douglas County	Linn County
Population	111,807	129,794
Median age	46.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,983	$73,396
Median home value	$283,200	$344,600
Median gross rent	$995	$1,273
Housing units	50,257	52,740
Homeownership rate	71.8%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglas County	Linn County
Population	109,114 → 111,807 (+2.5%)	125,048 → 129,794 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$47,267 → $58,983 (+24.8%)	$55,893 → $73,396 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$199,200 → $283,200 (+42.2%)	$221,600 → $344,600 (+55.5%)
Median gross rent	$824 → $995 (+20.8%)	$964 → $1,273 (+32.1%)

Douglas County

Population

109,114111,807

Median household income

$47,267$58,983

Median home value

$199,200$283,200

Median gross rent

$824$995

Linn County

Population

125,048129,794

Median household income

$55,893$73,396

Median home value

$221,600$344,600

Median gross rent

$964$1,273

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglas County	Linn County
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	15.2%	11.6%
75 and over	11.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglas County	Linn County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.7%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglas County	Linn County
No high school diploma	8.4%	8.7%
High school graduate	31.9%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglas County	Linn County
Drove alone	73.7%	76.2%
Carpooled	12.5%	9.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.7%	10.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglas County	Linn County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	5.8%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	14.7%

Poverty & households

	Douglas County	Linn County
Poverty rate	15.6%	12.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1976	1978