Crawford County vs Saline County

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

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

Saline County has the higher population (53,801 vs 38,963 in Crawford County). Saline County has the higher median household income ($63,316 vs $50,311 in Crawford County). Saline County has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $122,400 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Saline County
Population	38,963	53,801
Median age	33.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,311	$63,316
Median home value	$122,400	$171,900
Median gross rent	$837	$915
Housing units	18,088	24,146
Homeownership rate	60.1%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Saline County
Population	38,968 → 38,963 (-0.0%)	54,701 → 53,801 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$41,004 → $50,311 (+22.7%)	$52,200 → $63,316 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $122,400 (+30.4%)	$136,800 → $171,900 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $837 (+16.7%)	$761 → $915 (+20.2%)

Crawford County

Population

38,96838,963

Median household income

$41,004$50,311

Median home value

$93,900$122,400

Median gross rent

$717$837

Saline County

Population

54,70153,801

Median household income

$52,200$63,316

Median home value

$136,800$171,900

Median gross rent

$761$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Saline County
Under 5	5.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	17.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.3%
75 and over	6.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Saline County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	78.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Saline County
No high school diploma	5.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	28.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Saline County
Drove alone	80.2%	79.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.2%	6.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Saline County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	5.7%
20 or more units	4.6%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Saline County
Poverty rate	20.8%	12.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1971	1965