County profile
Linn County, IA
United States · GDP 2024
#242 of 3,127 US counties by GDP47th-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$21.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
119,172
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,744
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$65.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
232,028
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$77.6k±$2.2k
Bachelor's degree+
34.7%±1.2%
Poverty rate
9.4%±0.7%
Business applications
2,621 · 2025
Retail establishments
677
29.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1United Fire Group, Inc.Financial Services$1.4B77B+HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing23%
Health care22%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation13%
Professional services12%
Admin & support10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
232,028
residents · 2025 · +0.7% since 2020
Income per capita $66.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−3,756
International migration+3,652
Natural change+1,686
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$17.4B2019
$17.6B2020
$19.2B2021
$20.3B2022
$21.0B2023
$21.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$214.3k±$4.6k
Median gross rent
$945/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
7.3%±0.6%
Affordability
3.3× wages
Residential permits
$220.8M
941 units · 4.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 98Hail 98Tornado 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4012016
4122017
4262018
4382019
4472020
4872021
5392022
5782023
5982024
6172025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 11% since 20218452021
8922022
6942023
1,0242024
9412025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.8 km
I-380
Nearest freight rail
5.3 km
CN
Nearest port
86.1 km
MID-AMERICAN POWER, E. J. STONEMAN PLANT DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
23.5 km
THE EASTERN IOWA
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$65.1k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Linn?
Linn's economy produced $21.9B in 2024, growing 4.1% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.