Official Federal Data
Linn County, Oregon
Albany, OR · Population 130,706
10 Sources
Updated September 10, 2026
$76,329 up from the baseline named below
Median Income (nominal) vs 2019
$80,734 national
5.5% up from the baseline named below
Unemployment vs 2024
4.3% national
$6.9B up from the baseline named below
GDP (nominal) real change vs 2023
21.6% up from the baseline named below
Bachelor's+ vs 2019
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household (nominal)
$76,329 up from 2019 vs 2019
Per Capita
$34,924 up from 2019 vs 2019
Mean Household
$89,267 up from 2019 vs 2019
Median Household (cost-of-living adjusted)
$74,759 metro RPP 102.1
Poverty Rate
13% down from 2019 vs 2019
Median Income Comparison
Linn County$76,329
Oregon$83,011
National$80,734
Linn County is $6,682 (8.0%) below the Oregon median.
Cost-of-living adjustment uses the BEA all-items regional price parity for Albany, OR, 102.1 against a national average of 100 (2024). BEA publishes regional price parity at state and metropolitan level only; there is no county figure, so the metro index stands in for Linn County and the adjusted median is an approximation. Per capita and mean household income above are nominal and carry no adjustment.
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B01001, B02001, B03003
CohortsShare of total population
Under 18 · 22%
18-34 · 21.4%
35-54 · 24.3%
55-64 · 12.8%
65+ · 19.5%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
92.2%
High School+
National: 89.6%
up from national +2.6 pts vs national
21.6%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
down from national 14.1 pts vs national
6.8%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
down from national 7.3 pts vs national
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
130,706
Population
62,890
Labor Force
Employed
59,115
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
5.5% up from 2024 +0.7 pts vs 2024
Mean Commute 1 min below national avg
25.7 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
11.1%
Labor Force and Employed are ACS 5-Year survey estimates; the Unemployment Rate above comes from BLS LAUS, a separate monthly survey with its own methodology. The two won't reconcile by subtracting one from the other.
Key Takeaways
- Income near the national median: Median household income tracks the national median, indicating a broad-based consumer market.
- Below the state median: Median household income runs $6,682 (8.0%) under the Oregon median, so statewide income averages overstate local household buying power.
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 14.1 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
$6.9B up from 2023 +2.3% vs 2023
Gross Domestic Product · 2024
+2.3% real (inflation-adjusted)
·
+3.3% nominal
· 2023 to 2024
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis · level and nominal change from CAGDP2 (current dollars); real change from CAGDP9 (chained 2017 dollars), both all-industry total. The two series agree in 2017, the chain reference year, and diverge by the amount of price change since.
102.1
Cost of Living · metro · Above Avg
Key Takeaways
- Largest private-sector industry: Manufacturing employs 8,297 workers (23.6% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $77,833. Every industry figure on this page is private sector; government employs a further 6,467 and is counted separately.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $6.9B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services averages $81,686 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $24,781, a 3.3x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
12 sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5
Largest grouping among them is Manufacturing Cluster at 39.8% of the employment across all of them, which signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
11,929
Employment in the sub-sectors listed
25.65x
Peak sub-sector LQ
Sub-Sector Detail, Highest 10 By LQ
Forestry and Logging
25.65x 370
Primary Metal Manufacturing
21.29x 2,431
Wood Product Manufacturing
15.95x 2,018
Crop Production
8.40x 1,398
Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
5.73x 684
Warehousing and Storage
2.81x 1,681
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
1.80x 1,941
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
1.75x 386
Waste Management and Remediation Services
1.67x 272
Truck Transportation
1.61x 748
+ 2 more sub-sectors at LQ ≥ 1.5, holding a further 2,419 jobs not counted in the total above. See the spider chart for the broader picture.
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, screened against local siting constraints. Source: BLS QCEW
0.21x
Securities, Commodity Contracts, Investments
73 employed
0.30x
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,018 employed
0.31x
Support Activities for Transportation
79 employed
0.33x
Publishing Industries and Telecommunications
93 employed
0.37x
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
303 employed
0.39x
Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
141 employed
Screened on industrial power cost, rail-truck intermodal access, land base.
Industrial electricity in Oregon costs 8.28¢/kWh against 8.62¢/kWh nationally (2025).
Oregon has 4 rail-truck intermodal terminals, the nearest 69 miles from the county.
Land area 2290 sq mi, larger than 92% of US counties.
Sources: EIA, BTS NTAD, Census Gazetteer.
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Forestry and Logging concentrates at 25.65x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 12 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, and no single source of demand accounts for more than 39.8% of the employment across them, the largest being goods manufacturing. Demand reaches this base from more than one market rather than from a single one.
- Attraction whitespace: 6 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5 with at least 50 employed, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064, B25004
$376,400 up from the baseline named below
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,320 up from the baseline named below
Rent/Mo vs 2019
66.9% up from the baseline named below
Owner-Occ vs 2019
4.9% down from the baseline named below
Vacancy vs 2019
1% available
for rent or sale
for rent or sale
4.9x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
HUD publishes these by FMR area, which may cover more than one county · Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026 · Affordability threshold and renter cost burden from Census ACS B25119, B25070
Studio
$1,169/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,396/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,695/mo
3 Bedroom
$2,294/mo
4 Bedroom
$2,662/mo
30% of monthly median renter household income (~$1,275/mo, from a renter median of $51,007) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Measured: 49.8% of renter households already pay 30% or more of income on rent, and 25.6% pay 50% or more.
Key Takeaways
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 4.9x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- Affordable rent tiers: 1 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom sizes sit below what a household on the median renter income of $51,007 can pay without cost burden (~$1,275/mo), and 49.8% of renter households are measured as cost-burdened.
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23001, B23025, B08303, B08301
76,487 up from the baseline named below
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute 1 min below national avg
25.7 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
11.1%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
78.5%
of prime-age population
Prime-age rate numerator is civilian employed (B23001); the denominator is total population aged 25-54 (B01001), which also includes armed forces.
of population age 16 and over (104,818)
up from 2019 vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
21.6% up from 2019 vs 2019
HS Diploma+
92.2% up from 2019 vs 2019
Institutions in Linn County
1 institution in Linn County reporting credentials to College Scorecard
Credentials awarded in Linn County
859/yr
859/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
21.9%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Same cohort is 12.8% of total population, the basis used in the Demographics cohort chart.
Elevated retirement risk, above the 20% threshold. Succession planning recommended.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
35.3%
Service
17.9%
Sales & Office
19.6%
Construction / Maint.
11.6%
Production / Transport
15.6%
Bars are drawn on a 0% to 40% axis, so bar length is proportional to actual share. Labels give each group's share of 59,115 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Healthy participation: 60% labor force participation reflects a steady, available local workforce.
- Talent pipeline: 1 institution in Linn County awards 859 credentials a year. Employers drawing from a wider labor shed should read this alongside institutions outside the county, which this page does not aggregate.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
Sample output. Pulse AI analysis draws on 10 federal data sources.
Sample AI Insight
Linn County shows strong potential for forestry and logging attraction, with a 25.65x concentration and 370 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
The concentrated base spans forestry and logging, primary metal manufacturing, and wood product manufacturing, and no single source of demand accounts for more than 39.8% of the employment across them, the largest being goods manufacturing. Supply-chain recruitment has more than one demand base to work from.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
BEA Regional Price Parity2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
American Community Survey figures on this page are 2020-2024 five-year averages rather than single-year counts. A five-year estimate pools 60 months of survey responses, so each value describes the period as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Linn County, Oregon, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Linn County, Oregon?
130,706 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Linn County, Oregon?
$76,329 in nominal dollars (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates). Adjusted for local prices using the BEA all-items regional price parity for Albany, OR (102.1 against a national average of 100), that is $74,759 at national average prices. BEA publishes regional price parity at metro level; there is no county-level figure.
What is the unemployment rate in Linn County, Oregon?
5.5% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Linn County, Oregon?
$6.9B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP2).
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