Saline County, Arkansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 125,724
Median household income: $76,534
Median home value: $211,700

Saline County, Arkansas counts 125,724 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $76,534 runs above the Arkansas figure of $58,773.

From 2019 to 2023, Saline County's population grew 5.3% from 119,415 to 125,724, while its median household income rose 18.8% from $64,412 to $76,534.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 125,724
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,534
Median home value: $211,700
Median gross rent: $980
Housing units: 52,468
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

119,415125,724

Median household income

$64,412$76,534

Median home value

$156,800$211,700

Median gross rent

$847$980

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	119,415	$64,412	$156,800	$847
2020	120,990	$66,876	$159,300	$835
2021	122,308	$68,605	$168,100	$884
2022	123,988	$73,236	$194,400	$948
2023	125,724	$76,534	$211,700	$980

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,029	5.6%
5 to 17	22,350	17.8%
18 to 24	9,228	7.3%
25 to 34	15,291	12.2%
35 to 44	17,511	13.9%
45 to 54	15,749	12.5%
55 to 64	15,731	12.5%
65 to 74	12,999	10.3%
75 and over	9,836	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	99,778	79.4%
Black or African American	10,373	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	234	0.2%
Asian	1,293	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	617	0.5%
Two or more races	4,653	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,776	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,403	7.3%
High school graduate	28,527	32.7%
Some college or associate's	27,359	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	16,852	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7,976	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	47,358	79.8%
Carpooled	5,740	9.7%
Public transit	88	0.1%
Walked	493	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5,242	8.8%
Other means	404	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,414	21.1%
15 to 29 min	20,426	37.8%
30 to 44 min	16,443	30.4%
45 to 59 min	3,694	6.8%
60+ min	2,106	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 9.1% (11,244 of 124,191)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,727	70.0%
Nonfamily households	14,862	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	49,589	94.5%
Vacant	2,879	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	37,905	76.4%
Renter-occupied	11,684	23.6%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,124	74.6%
1-unit, attached	198	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1,258	2.4%
5 to 19 units	3,021	5.8%
20 or more units	701	1.3%
Mobile home & other	8,166	15.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 05125
State: Arkansas
Land area: 724 sq mi
Water area: 6.93 sq mi
Center point: 34.6485, -92.6745