Saline County, Kansas

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 53,801
Median household income: $63,316
Median home value: $171,900

Home to 53,801 residents, Saline County is one of Kansas's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $63,316 runs below the Kansas figure of $72,639.

Between 2019 and 2023, Saline County's population declined 1.6% from 54,701 to 53,801, while its median household income rose 21.3% from $52,200 to $63,316.

Households average 2.34 people. The median gross rent is $915.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,801
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $63,316
Median home value: $171,900
Median gross rent: $915
Housing units: 24,146
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,70153,801

Median household income

$52,200$63,316

Median home value

$136,800$171,900

Median gross rent

$761$915

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,701	$52,200	$136,800	$761
2020	54,384	$51,830	$141,300	$774
2021	54,378	$55,175	$145,100	$809
2022	54,160	$59,887	$161,900	$869
2023	53,801	$63,316	$171,900	$915

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,192	5.9%
5 to 17	9,122	17.0%
18 to 24	4,872	9.1%
25 to 34	6,477	12.0%
35 to 44	6,564	12.2%
45 to 54	6,093	11.3%
55 to 64	7,529	14.0%
65 to 74	5,560	10.3%
75 and over	4,392	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,359	78.7%
Black or African American	1,866	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	1,116	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.0%
Two or more races	1,674	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,715	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,600	7.1%
High school graduate	10,774	29.4%
Some college or associate's	12,591	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	7,103	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3,547	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,277	79.1%
Carpooled	2,830	10.5%
Public transit	104	0.4%
Walked	453	1.7%
Bicycle	220	0.8%
Worked from home	1,713	6.4%
Other means	292	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,817	58.9%
15 to 29 min	7,389	29.3%
30 to 44 min	1,950	7.7%
45 to 59 min	354	1.4%
60+ min	666	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 12.3% (6,457 of 52,312)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,298	59.6%
Nonfamily households	9,001	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,299	92.4%
Vacant	1,847	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,894	66.8%
Renter-occupied	7,405	33.2%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,033	74.7%
1-unit, attached	1,512	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1,691	7.0%
5 to 19 units	1,380	5.7%
20 or more units	939	3.9%
Mobile home & other	591	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 20169
State: Kansas
Land area: 720 sq mi
Water area: 1.07 sq mi
Center point: 38.7918, -97.6515

Cities & places

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