McDonough County vs Saline County

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

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

McDonough County has the higher population (27,102 vs 23,387 in Saline County). Saline County has the higher median household income ($54,945 vs $50,434 in McDonough County). McDonough County has the higher median home value ($103,500 vs $92,900 in Saline County).

Population, income & housing

	McDonough County	Saline County
Population	27,102	23,387
Median age	35.1 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,434	$54,945
Median home value	$103,500	$92,900
Median gross rent	$730	$711
Housing units	13,598	11,578
Homeownership rate	62.1%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonough County	Saline County
Population	30,479 → 27,102 (-11.1%)	23,994 → 23,387 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$44,471 → $50,434 (+13.4%)	$44,090 → $54,945 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$91,800 → $103,500 (+12.7%)	$73,800 → $92,900 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $730 (+10.3%)	$622 → $711 (+14.3%)

McDonough County

Population

30,47927,102

Median household income

$44,471$50,434

Median home value

$91,800$103,500

Median gross rent

$662$730

Saline County

Population

23,99423,387

Median household income

$44,090$54,945

Median home value

$73,800$92,900

Median gross rent

$622$711

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDonough County	Saline County
Under 5	4.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.3%	14.9%
18 to 24	20.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.9%
75 and over	8.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonough County	Saline County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	91.7%
Black or African American	5.7%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonough County	Saline County
No high school diploma	5.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	32.7%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonough County	Saline County
Drove alone	76.5%	84.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.7%
Walked	5.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	4.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonough County	Saline County
1-unit, detached	65.4%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	McDonough County	Saline County
Poverty rate	19.9%	17.1%
Average household size	2.08	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1966	1970