Red Willow County vs Saline County

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

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

Saline County has the higher population (14,642 vs 10,611 in Red Willow County). Saline County has the higher median household income ($77,027 vs $60,000 in Red Willow County). Saline County has the higher median home value ($180,700 vs $143,500 in Red Willow County).

Population, income & housing

	Red Willow County	Saline County
Population	10,611	14,642
Median age	41.2 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$77,027
Median home value	$143,500	$180,700
Median gross rent	$778	$833
Housing units	5,164	5,774
Homeownership rate	73.2%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red Willow County	Saline County
Population	10,768 → 10,611 (-1.5%)	14,270 → 14,642 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$48,808 → $60,000 (+22.9%)	$51,502 → $77,027 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$109,000 → $143,500 (+31.7%)	$99,300 → $180,700 (+82.0%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $778 (+24.9%)	$761 → $833 (+9.5%)

Red Willow County

Population

10,76810,611

Median household income

$48,808$60,000

Median home value

$109,000$143,500

Median gross rent

$623$778

Saline County

Population

14,27014,642

Median household income

$51,502$77,027

Median home value

$99,300$180,700

Median gross rent

$761$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red Willow County	Saline County
Under 5	6.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	19.1%
18 to 24	9.9%	11.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.2%
75 and over	9.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red Willow County	Saline County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	65.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	28.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red Willow County	Saline County
No high school diploma	4.7%	20.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red Willow County	Saline County
Drove alone	87.5%	79.4%
Carpooled	4.2%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red Willow County	Saline County
1-unit, detached	80.5%	84.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	5.8%
20 or more units	3.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Red Willow County	Saline County
Poverty rate	14.1%	9.5%
Average household size	2.32	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	12	21
Median year structure built	1959	1965