Faulkner County vs Saline County

A side-by-side comparison of Faulkner County and Saline County: population, income, housing, and more.

Faulkner County and Saline County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Faulkner County has the higher population (126,001 vs 125,724 in Saline County). Saline County has the higher median household income ($76,534 vs $65,071 in Faulkner County). Saline County has the higher median home value ($211,700 vs $211,300 in Faulkner County).

Population, income & housing

	Faulkner County	Saline County
Population	126,001	125,724
Median age	34.0 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,071	$76,534
Median home value	$211,300	$211,700
Median gross rent	$980	$980
Housing units	52,862	52,468
Homeownership rate	61.6%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Faulkner County	Saline County
Population	123,624 → 126,001 (+1.9%)	119,415 → 125,724 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$52,827 → $65,071 (+23.2%)	$64,412 → $76,534 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$161,500 → $211,300 (+30.8%)	$156,800 → $211,700 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $980 (+18.6%)	$847 → $980 (+15.7%)

Faulkner County

Population

123,624126,001

Median household income

$52,827$65,071

Median home value

$161,500$211,300

Median gross rent

$826$980

Saline County

Population

119,415125,724

Median household income

$64,412$76,534

Median home value

$156,800$211,700

Median gross rent

$847$980

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Faulkner County	Saline County
Under 5	5.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.8%
18 to 24	14.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.0%	10.3%
75 and over	5.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Faulkner County	Saline County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	79.4%
Black or African American	11.7%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Faulkner County	Saline County
No high school diploma	6.3%	7.3%
High school graduate	30.4%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Faulkner County	Saline County
Drove alone	83.0%	79.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	8.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Faulkner County	Saline County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.5%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Faulkner County	Saline County
Poverty rate	15.0%	9.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1997	1997