Linn County, OR Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Linn county oregon dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	25,835	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,487	5.8
Kindergarten	1,460	5.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,020	46.5
High school (grades 9-12)	6,294	24.4
College or graduate school	4,574	17.7

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	67,605	100.0
Less than 9th grade	3,664	5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	8,588	12.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	22,280	33.0
Some college, no degree	19,250	28.5
Associate degree	4,784	7.1
Bachelor's degree	6,157	9.1
Graduate or professional degree	2,882	4.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.9	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	13.4	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	81,116	100.0
Never married	16,429	20.3
Now married, except separated	47,984	59.2
Separated	1,636	2.0
Widowed	5,837	7.2
Female	4,738	5.8
Divorced	9,230	11.4
Female	4,707	5.8

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	1,638	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	690	42.1

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	76,287	100.0
Civilian veterans	13,104	17.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	23,737	100.0
With a disability	2,289	9.6

Population 21 to 64 years	57,061	100.0
With a disability	12,165	21.3
Percent employed	52.4	(X)
No disability	44,896	78.7
Percent employed	77.5	(X)

Population 65 years and over	14,483	100.0
With a disability	6,607	45.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	96,024	100.0
Same house in 1995	48,975	51.0
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	46,229	48.1
Same county	25,629	26.7
Different county	20,600	21.5
Same state	11,884	12.4
Different state	8,716	9.1
Elsewhere in 1995	820	0.9

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	103,069	100.0
Native	99,478	96.5
Born in United States	98,601	95.7
State of residence	53,458	51.9
Different state	45,143	43.8
Born outside United States	877	0.9
Foreign born	3,591	3.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000	1,433	1.4
Naturalized citizen	1,569	1.5
Not a citizen	2,022	2.0

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	3,591	100.0
Europe	908	25.3
Asia	604	16.8
Africa	24	0.7
Oceania	45	1.3
Latin America	1,654	46.1
Northern America	356	9.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	96,024	100.0
English only	90,402	94.1
Language other than English	5,622	5.9
Speak English less than 'very well	2,413	2.5
Spanish	3,560	3.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,793	1.9
Other Indo-European languages	1,350	1.4
Speak English less than "very well"	333	0.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages	602	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	253	0.3

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	103,069	100.0
Total ancestries reported	107,370	104.2
Arab	69	0.1
Czech¹	823	0.8
Danish	1,246	1.2
Dutch	3,204	3.1
English	13,301	12.9
French (except Basque)¹	3,954	3.8
French Canadian¹	982	1.0
German	23,393	22.7
Greek	211	0.2
Hungarian	312	0.3
Irish¹	11,494	11.2
Italian	2,325	2.3
Lithuanian	105	0.1
Norwegian	4,109	4.0
Polish	1,287	1.2
Portuguese	448	0.4
Russian	541	0.5
Scotch-Irish	2,508	2.4
Scottish	2,714	2.6
Slovak	47	0.0
Subsaharan African	71	0.1
Swedish	3,017	2.9
Swiss	916	0.9
Ukrainian	182	0.2
United States or American	10,010	9.7
Welsh	1,069	1.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	50	0.0
Other ancestries	18,982	18.4

(X) Not applicable.
¹ The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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