Saline County, Illinois

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,387
Median household income: $54,945
Median home value: $92,900

Home to 23,387 residents, Saline County is one of Illinois's counties. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $54,945, its median household income sits below Illinois's $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Saline County's population declined 2.5% from 23,994 to 23,387, while its median household income rose 24.6% from $44,090 to $54,945.

The median resident is 43.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,387
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,945
Median home value: $92,900
Median gross rent: $711
Housing units: 11,578
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,99423,387

Median household income

$44,090$54,945

Median home value

$73,800$92,900

Median gross rent

$622$711

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,994	$44,090	$73,800	$622
2020	23,735	$43,928	$77,900	$664
2021	23,869	$47,541	$81,000	$702
2022	23,662	$51,710	$87,900	$720
2023	23,387	$54,945	$92,900	$711

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,397	6.0%
5 to 17	3,490	14.9%
18 to 24	1,470	6.3%
25 to 34	2,894	12.4%
35 to 44	2,694	11.5%
45 to 54	2,883	12.3%
55 to 64	3,669	15.7%
65 to 74	2,779	11.9%
75 and over	2,111	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,436	91.7%
Black or African American	654	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	174	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	591	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	486	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,914	11.2%
High school graduate	5,208	30.6%
Some college or associate's	6,462	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,463	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	983	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,876	84.0%
Carpooled	762	8.1%
Public transit	66	0.7%
Walked	200	2.1%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	430	4.6%
Other means	44	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,964	44.3%
15 to 29 min	2,226	24.9%
30 to 44 min	1,229	13.7%
45 to 59 min	620	6.9%
60+ min	912	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 17.1% (3,907 of 22,828)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,353	63.3%
Nonfamily households	3,679	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,032	86.6%
Vacant	1,546	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,509	74.9%
Renter-occupied	2,523	25.1%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,846	76.4%
1-unit, attached	37	0.3%
2 to 4 units	602	5.2%
5 to 19 units	497	4.3%
20 or more units	387	3.3%
Mobile home & other	1,209	10.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 17165
State: Illinois
Land area: 380 sq mi
Water area: 6.94 sq mi
Center point: 37.7515, -88.5450

Cities & places

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