Geary County vs Saline County

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

Geary 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 35,895 in Geary County). Saline County has the higher median household income ($63,316 vs $57,344 in Geary County). Saline County has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $165,000 in Geary County).

Population, income & housing

	Geary County	Saline County
Population	35,895	53,801
Median age	27.1 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,344	$63,316
Median home value	$165,000	$171,900
Median gross rent	$1,119	$915
Housing units	15,917	24,146
Homeownership rate	42.8%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geary County	Saline County
Population	34,025 → 35,895 (+5.5%)	54,701 → 53,801 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$53,133 → $57,344 (+7.9%)	$52,200 → $63,316 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$148,800 → $165,000 (+10.9%)	$136,800 → $171,900 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,057 → $1,119 (+5.9%)	$761 → $915 (+20.2%)

Geary County

Population

34,02535,895

Median household income

$53,133$57,344

Median home value

$148,800$165,000

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,119

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)

	Geary County	Saline County
Under 5	11.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	17.0%
18 to 24	13.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	21.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	6.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	5.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	5.1%	10.3%
75 and over	3.6%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geary County	Saline County
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	78.7%
Black or African American	16.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	16.2%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geary County	Saline County
No high school diploma	6.6%	7.1%
High school graduate	25.6%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geary County	Saline County
Drove alone	75.8%	79.1%
Carpooled	11.1%	10.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.4%
Walked	5.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.8%
Worked from home	4.9%	6.4%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geary County	Saline County
1-unit, detached	49.9%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	14.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	5.1%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Geary County	Saline County
Poverty rate	19.3%	12.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1988	1965