Polk County vs. Linn County
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Polk County (OR) Linn County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 85,234 127,335
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 13.0% 9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 75,407 116,676
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 75,403 116,672
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.8% 22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.9% 18.6%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 50.6%
White alone, percent 89.7% 92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.1% 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.5% 1.7%
Asian alone, percent 2.1% 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.4% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 4.1% 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 14.3% 9.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.5% 84.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,859 11,084
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.0% 4.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 32,513 50,883
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.4% 63.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $242,600 $200,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,525 $1,376
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $494 $458
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $927 $928
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.6% 17.2%
Building permits, 2018 311 540
Households, 2014-2018 29,692 47,030
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.68 2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.8% 83.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 14.0% 7.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.4% 89.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.3% 80.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.4% 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.1% 19.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.4% 12.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.7% 8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.9% 58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.5% 53.1%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 168,554 422,251
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 424,650 2,253,615
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 100,909 1,066,740
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 360,670 1,181,597
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $4,724 $9,983
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.9 22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $58,344 $52,097
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,492 $25,781
Persons in poverty, percent 12.7% 12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,450 2,612
Total employment, 2017 14,663 36,602
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 527,214 1,510,480
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.1% 0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,482 6,271
All firms, 2012 4,917 7,057
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,120 3,135
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,045 2,446
Minority-owned firms, 2012 454 537
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,253 6,157
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 423 604
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 4,229 5,832
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.3% 2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.8% 28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 101.8 50.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 740.79 2,290.13
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Polk county (OR) and Linn county (OR) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.