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 Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Saline County has the higher population (23,177 vs 22,890 in Crawford County). Saline County has the higher median household income ($56,566 vs $56,345 in Crawford County). Crawford County has the higher median home value ($166,000 vs $139,600 in Saline County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Saline County
Population	22,890	23,177
Median age	42.3 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,345	$56,566
Median home value	$166,000	$139,600
Median gross rent	$807	$733
Housing units	11,423	9,833
Homeownership rate	72.4%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Saline County
Population	24,154 → 22,890 (-5.2%)	22,976 → 23,177 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$44,438 → $56,345 (+26.8%)	$44,720 → $56,566 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$124,700 → $166,000 (+33.1%)	$106,600 → $139,600 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $807 (+29.3%)	$640 → $733 (+14.5%)

Crawford County

Population

24,15422,890

Median household income

$44,438$56,345

Median home value

$124,700$166,000

Median gross rent

$624$807

Saline County

Population

22,97623,177

Median household income

$44,720$56,566

Median home value

$106,600$139,600

Median gross rent

$640$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Saline County
Under 5	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	14.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.8%
75 and over	8.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Saline County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	76.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.7%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Saline County
No high school diploma	15.1%	12.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Saline County
Drove alone	78.1%	79.7%
Carpooled	15.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.3%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Saline County
1-unit, detached	76.0%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Saline County
Poverty rate	13.6%	14.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1980	1970