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West Linn city, Oregon: commercial real estate data.
West Linn city is a Census city of 26,935 people across 7.43 square miles of land, in Clackamas County. Median household income is $146,507, 82.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 43 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.1 m.
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West Linn
What West Linn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.43 sq mi
- Water area0.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,625
- County holding the largest share of its areaClackamas County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Linn
How many people live in West Linn
- Population26,935
- Median age43.3
- Population under 186,626
- Share under 1824.6 percent
- Population 65 and over5,199
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households9,844
- Family households7,563
- Share of households that are families76.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Linn
Income and work in West Linn
- Median household income$146,507
- Per capita income$68,601
- Civilian labor force12,789
- Employed12,233
- Unemployed556 plus or minus 191
- Unemployment rate4.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over18,783
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree25.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Linn
Housing in West Linn
- Housing units10,395
- Occupied units9,844
- Vacant units551 plus or minus 185
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied8,137
- Renter occupied1,707
- Ownership rate82.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$770,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,116
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent
- Single family units8,385
- Share single family80.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,937
- Share in buildings of two or more18.6 percent
- Mobile homes73 plus or minus 58
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Linn
How West Linn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,185
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,405 plus or minus 312
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,749
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.6 percent
- Drove alone59.1 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home32.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Linn
SBA loans in West Linn (7(a))
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$24,095,600
- Average approval$560,363
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,427,000
- Largest approval$4,750,000
- Jobs supported431
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome14
- Paid in full14
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.3 percent
- Share to franchises7.0 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS34
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Linn
SBA loans in West Linn (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$7,784,000
- Average approval$1,297,333
- Median approval$790,000
- Largest approval$3,203,000
- Jobs supported111
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Clackamas County, not West Linn
Clackamas County context, not West Linn figures
These are Clackamas County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Linn measurements.
- Establishments in Clackamas County12,862
- Employment at those establishments, Clackamas County158,159
- Covered employment, Clackamas County174,320
- Average annual pay, Clackamas County$69,863
- Average weekly wage, Clackamas County$1,344
- Housing units permitted, Clackamas County1,140
- Of those, single family, Clackamas County743
- County product, 2024, Clackamas County$30,434,938,000
- County product change over the prior year, Clackamas County5.1 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Clackamas County$106,715
Every figure in this section is published for Clackamas County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Linn. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Linn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Linn, Oregon?
26,935, in 9,844 households. West Linn city covers 7.43 square miles of land, which is 3,625 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Linn in?
Clackamas County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Linn?
$146,507. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $770,200. Median gross rent is $2,116 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Linn businesses?
43 7(a) approvals totalling $24.1 m, across 20 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $7.8 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Linn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Linn borrowers get paid back?
Of the 14 loans that have reached a final outcome, 14 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page West Linn figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clackamas County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Linn.
Is zoning published for West Linn?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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