Linn County, Oregon

• White (non-Hispanic) 106,209 81.3%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13,937 10.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 513 0.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,353 1.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 7,348 5.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 496 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 214 0.2%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 636 0.5%

• Under 18 28,724 22.0%
• 18–24 9,962 7.6%
• 25–44 34,755 26.6%
• 45–64 31,770 24.3%
• 65 and over 25,495 19.5%

Median household income

$77,936

90% interval $72,680–$83,192

−$6,961 vs OR · 11th of 36

Below poverty line

12.8%

90% interval 10.9%–14.7%

+1.1 pp vs OR · 20th of 36

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.5%

+0.27 pp vs. state

County GDP

$6.9B

2.08% of state

Avg. annual pay

$59,532

Establishments

3,750

• Education & health services 11,260 23.3%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 10,234 21.1%
• Manufacturing 8,297 17.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 4,021 8.3%
• Professional & business services 3,269 6.8%
• Construction 3,257 6.7%
• Natural resources & mining 2,645 5.5%
• Public administration 2,388 4.9%
• Other services 1,397 2.9%
• Financial activities 1,147 2.4%
• Information 340 0.7%
• Unclassified 4 0.0%

Home ownership

66.9%

+3.6 pp vs OR · 25th of 36

Median gross rent

$1,320

−$205 vs OR · 12th of 36

Owner-occupied

33,918

Renter-occupied

16,811

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $81,914/yr) pays 3.3× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $24,617/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 43,078 60.6%
• Democratic 25,749 36.2%
• Other / third-party 2,225 3.1%

• Spanish 7,613 6.2%
• German or other West Germanic 381 0.3%
• Chinese 295 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 229 0.2%
• Tagalog 181 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 153 0.1%
• Vietnamese 44 0.0%
• Arabic 31 0.0%
• Korean 28 0.0%

Households

50,729

Family households

34,077

67.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

9,143

26.8% of families

Single-mother families

2,465

7.2% of families

Veterans

9,431

9.3% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 24,121 18.8%
• Catholic 10,969 8.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 7,594 5.9%
• Mainline Protestant 2,305 1.8%
• Black Protestant 526 0.4%

Health insured

93.7%

±0.8 pp

Uninsured

6.3%

±0.8 pp

15th of 36

With a disability

18.2%

±0.8 pp

19th of 36

Bachelor's or higher

21.6%

±1.1 pp

−15.2 pp vs OR · 22nd of 36

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.9%

90% interval 6.1%–7.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

23rd Judicial District Circuit Court

Judges

5 (Circuit Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.oregon.gov; cross-checked against ORS § 3.041. Justice Courts (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, traffic, small claims under $10K) operate per county and are not counted here. Multnomah County operates a separate County Court for probate / juvenile matters.)

Court seats

Albany

Traffic fatalities

25

24.51 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

23