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 Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Marion County has the higher population (346,532 vs 129,794 in Linn County). Marion County has the higher median household income ($74,624 vs $73,396 in Linn County). Marion County has the higher median home value ($383,300 vs $344,600 in Linn County).

Population, income & housing

	Linn County	Marion County
Population	129,794	346,532
Median age	40.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,396	$74,624
Median home value	$344,600	$383,300
Median gross rent	$1,273	$1,333
Housing units	52,740	130,600
Homeownership rate	67.0%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linn County	Marion County
Population	125,048 → 129,794 (+3.8%)	339,641 → 346,532 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$55,893 → $73,396 (+31.3%)	$59,625 → $74,624 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$221,600 → $344,600 (+55.5%)	$247,100 → $383,300 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$964 → $1,273 (+32.1%)	$985 → $1,333 (+35.3%)

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

Marion County

Population

339,641346,532

Median household income

$59,625$74,624

Median home value

$247,100$383,300

Median gross rent

$985$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Linn County	Marion County
Under 5	5.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	9.9%
75 and over	7.5%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linn County	Marion County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	61.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linn County	Marion County
No high school diploma	8.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	29.0%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linn County	Marion County
Drove alone	76.2%	71.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	11.3%
Public transit	0.2%	1.3%
Walked	2.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	10.0%	11.7%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linn County	Marion County
1-unit, detached	63.8%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	11.2%
20 or more units	3.7%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Linn County	Marion County
Poverty rate	12.8%	13.1%
Average household size	2.54	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1978	1979