West Linn, Oregon demographics

West Linn, OR demographics: median age 43.3; 62.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West Linn city, Oregon · Incorporated city · GEOID 4180150. The survey estimates a population of 26,935 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West Linn is 43.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 9,844 households (±303). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.3 ±1.2	40.4 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Under 18	6,626 ±638	24.6% ±2.4 pp	19.9%	22.0%
18–34	3,598 ±439	13.4% ±1.6 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	11,512 ±741	42.7% ±2.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	5,199 ±468	19.3% ±1.7 pp	19.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Male	13,422 ±429	49.8% ±1.6 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	13,513 ±428	50.2% ±1.6 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
White alone	22,033 ±713	81.8% ±2.6 pp	74.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	414 ±268 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	47 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,692 ±447	6.3% ±1.7 pp	4.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	106 ±107 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	331 ±196 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,312 ±480	8.6% ±1.8 pp	12.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,947 ±508	92.6% ±1.9 pp	85.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,988 ±502	7.4% ±1.9 pp	14.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,352 ±327	64.5% ±2.7 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	243 ±110	2.5% ±1.1 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	968 ±227	9.8% ±2.3 pp	10.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,785 ±293	18.1% ±2.9 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	496 ±148	5.0% ±1.5 pp	9.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,645 ±281	37.0% ±2.6 pp	27.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,199 ±443	63.0% ±4.1 pp	72.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,785 ±293	18.1% ±2.9 pp	28.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,636 ±353	36.9% ±3.4 pp	36.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,669 ±264	17.0% ±2.6 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,888 ±243	19.2% ±2.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	664 ±174	6.7% ±1.8 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	131 ±70 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	71 ±46 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 26,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Native	24,332 ±485	90.3% ±1.8 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,603 ±488	9.7% ±1.8 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 25,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
English only	22,973 ±547	89.9% ±1.9 pp	84.8%	77.7%
Spanish	592 ±192	2.3% ±0.8 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	50 ±47 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	91 ±77 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	159 ±164 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	591 ±232	2.3% ±0.9 pp	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	103 ±103 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	590 ±318 · low precision	2.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	44 ±42 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	14 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	221 ±197 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	50 ±76 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	72 ±61 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 18,783
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	482 ±239	2.6% ±1.3 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,961 ±338	10.4% ±1.8 pp	22.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,459 ±416	18.4% ±2.2 pp	23.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,233 ±221	6.6% ±1.2 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,914 ±479	36.8% ±2.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,734 ±509	25.2% ±2.6 pp	14.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 26,723
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oregon	U.S.
Same house	23,753 ±614	88.9% ±2.3 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	934 ±256	3.5% ±1.0 pp	7.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	974 ±358	3.6% ±1.3 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	892 ±395	3.3% ±1.5 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	170 ±111 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

1.5% of West Linn residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.9% in Oregon and 8.4% nationally. 97.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	West Linn	Oregon	U.S.	Compared with Oregon
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.5% ±0.5 pp	5.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	97.5% ±1.3 pp	92.4%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.0% ±1.1 pp	7.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for West Linn . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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