Who is the Linn County Assessor?

Matthew Pitcher is the Assessor of Linn County, Oregon.

Who is the Linn County County Clerk?

Marcie Richey is the County Clerk of Linn County, Oregon.

Who is the Linn County District Attorney?

Douglas Marteeny is the District Attorney of Linn County, Oregon.

Who is the Linn County Justice of the Peace?

Jessica K. Meyer is the Justice of the Peace of Linn County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Linn County Sheriff?

Michelle Duncan is the Sheriff of Linn County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Linn County County Surveyor?

Thomas Casey is the County Surveyor of Linn County, Oregon.

Who is the Linn County County Treasurer?

Michelle Hawkins is the County Treasurer of Linn County, Oregon.

Who are the Linn County commissioners?

Roger Nyquist (County Commission Chair); Will Tucker (County Commissioner); Sherrie Sprenger (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Linn County?

About 130,706 people, with a median age of 40.1; the median household income is $76,329 and 13% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Linn County?

4.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,795 people unemployed in a labor force of 62,850, against 5.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Linn County?

46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 8 school district and 24 special district governments.

Linn County, OR elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Linn County: 10 seats on 8 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Linn County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commission Chair	Roger Nyquist source
County Commissioner	Will Tucker source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Sherrie Sprenger source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Matthew Pitcher source
County Clerk	Marcie Richey source
District Attorney	Douglas Marteeny source
Justice of the Peace	Jessica K. Meyer source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Michelle Duncan source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Surveyor	Thomas Casey source
County Treasurer	Michelle Hawkins source

How many local governments Linn County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 46 local governments in Linn County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	13	0
School districts (school boards)	8	0
Special districts (elected boards)	24	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Linn County

130,706people

40.1median ageU.S.: 38.9

$76,329 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13%below the U.S.: 12.5%

21.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$376,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.3%U.S.: 8.4%

53.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

29%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.7% · White 81.3% · Black 0.4% · Asian 1% · Other or more than one race 6.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Linn County

4.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.7%. Oregon: 4.3%.

2,795people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

60,055people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

62,850in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.4%	2,795	60,055	62,850
August 2026	5.3%	3,346	59,526	62,872
July 2026	5.5%	3,402	58,745	62,147
June 2026	5.5%	3,431	59,106	62,537
May 2026	5.0%	3,094	58,989	62,083
April 2026	4.9%	3,061	58,808	61,869
March 2026	5.5%	3,432	58,506	61,938
February 2026	5.9%	3,672	58,581	62,253
January 2026	6.2%	3,819	58,113	61,932
December 2025	5.3%	3,313	59,201	62,514
November 2025	5.2%	3,264	59,644	62,908
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.7%	3,549	59,162	62,711
August 2025	5.9%	3,721	59,018	62,739
July 2025	5.8%	3,660	59,407	63,067
June 2025	5.6%	3,492	58,877	62,369
May 2025	5.3%	3,294	58,776	62,070
April 2025	5.2%	3,214	58,919	62,133
March 2025	5.7%	3,525	58,745	62,270
February 2025	5.6%	3,497	58,712	62,209
January 2025	5.8%	3,604	58,603	62,207
December 2024	5.0%	3,073	58,829	61,902
November 2024	4.6%	2,853	59,065	61,918
October 2024	4.5%	2,804	59,532	62,336

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.5%	3,467	59,006	62,473
2024	4.8%	2,930	58,664	61,594
2023	4.1%	2,520	58,500	61,020
2022	4.4%	2,675	58,392	61,067
2021	5.6%	3,351	56,988	60,339
2020	7.7%	4,548	54,293	58,841
2019	4.3%	2,484	55,541	58,025
2018	4.6%	2,651	55,334	57,985
2017	4.7%	2,666	54,446	57,112
2016	5.6%	3,160	53,070	56,230

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Oregon's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Linn County

200.5 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 311.2.

987.2 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 2,118.0.

2murders2025, 171 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	171	200.5	842	987.2
2024	149	173.5	1,148	1,336.8
2023	138	165.2	1,318	1,577.8
2022	143	172.9	1,582	1,912.4
2021	138	167.8	1,485	1,806.0
2020	120	145.8	1,465	1,780.5
2019	109	128.3	1,430	1,683.3
2018	120	142.9	1,800	2,143.0
2017	140	171.1	1,965	2,401.3
2016	86	106.4	1,969	2,436.1

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Linn County Sheriff's Office	2025	111	512	54,600
Lebanon Police Department	2025	32	134	20,319
Sweet Home Police Department	2025	28	196	10,370

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Oregon · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.79 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 85,289 people.

153sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

68civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Linn County Sheriff's Office	111	47	54,600
Lebanon Police Department	28	13	20,319
Sweet Home Police Department	14	8	10,370

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	153	1.79	68	3
2024	154	1.79	71	3
2023	162	1.94	70	3
2022	166	2.01	68	3
2021	112	1.36	130	3
2020	115	1.40	123	3
2019	122	1.51	119	3
2018	113	1.42	118	3
2017	113	1.45	118	3
2016	178	2.32	69	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Linn County Assessor?: Matthew Pitcher is the Assessor of Linn County, Oregon.
Who is the Linn County County Clerk?: Marcie Richey is the County Clerk of Linn County, Oregon.
Who is the Linn County District Attorney?: Douglas Marteeny is the District Attorney of Linn County, Oregon.
Who is the Linn County Justice of the Peace?: Jessica K. Meyer is the Justice of the Peace of Linn County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Linn County Sheriff?: Michelle Duncan is the Sheriff of Linn County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Linn County County Surveyor?: Thomas Casey is the County Surveyor of Linn County, Oregon.
Who is the Linn County County Treasurer?: Michelle Hawkins is the County Treasurer of Linn County, Oregon.
Who are the Linn County commissioners?: Roger Nyquist (County Commission Chair); Will Tucker (County Commissioner); Sherrie Sprenger (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Linn County?: About 130,706 people, with a median age of 40.1; the median household income is $76,329 and 13% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Linn County?: 4.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,795 people unemployed in a labor force of 62,850, against 5.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Linn County?: 46 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 8 school district and 24 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Oregon Blue Book published by the Secretary of State; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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