Reno County vs Saline County

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

Reno 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.

Reno County has the higher population (61,693 vs 53,801 in Saline County). Saline County has the higher median household income ($63,316 vs $60,498 in Reno County). Saline County has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $125,000 in Reno County).

Population, income & housing

	Reno County	Saline County
Population	61,693	53,801
Median age	40.7 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,498	$63,316
Median home value	$125,000	$171,900
Median gross rent	$857	$915
Housing units	28,309	24,146
Homeownership rate	69.2%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Reno County	Saline County
Population	62,765 → 61,693 (-1.7%)	54,701 → 53,801 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$49,936 → $60,498 (+21.2%)	$52,200 → $63,316 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$101,300 → $125,000 (+23.4%)	$136,800 → $171,900 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $857 (+23.1%)	$761 → $915 (+20.2%)

Reno County

Population

62,76561,693

Median household income

$49,936$60,498

Median home value

$101,300$125,000

Median gross rent

$696$857

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)

	Reno County	Saline County
Under 5	5.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.3%
75 and over	8.7%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Reno County	Saline County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	78.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Reno County	Saline County
No high school diploma	8.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	30.9%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Reno County	Saline County
Drove alone	82.6%	79.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Reno County	Saline County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	5.7%
20 or more units	4.2%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Reno County	Saline County
Poverty rate	12.4%	12.3%
Average household size	2.31	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1963	1965