Saline County, Missouri Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Saline County, Missouri, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Saline County, Missouri. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Saline County, Missouri. The estimated population of Saline County, Missouri is 23,278 people, with a median age of 36.3.

We can look at the total population in Saline County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
23,278
+1.51%
+1.16%
2020
22,932
 -0.19% -
2019
22,976
 -0.55% -
2018
23,102
+0.4%
-
2017
23,010
 - -

Population of Saline County, Missouri by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
79.2%
81.1%
 -2.34%
Black/African American
4.7%
4.7%
 0.00%
Native
0.2%
0.3%
 -33.33%
Hispanic
10.9%
9.7%
 +12.37%
Asian
0.8%
0.8%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.4%
0.9%
 -55.56%
Two Or More Races
3%
2.4%
 +25.00%
Other
0.8%
0.1%
 +700.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Saline County, Missouri by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 36.3 -1.09% 35.5 +0.28% 36.8 -2.13%
2020 36.7 -3.17% 35.4 -5.35% 37.6 -2.84%
2019 37.9 -0.26% 37.4 -0.27% 38.7 -1.02%
2018 38 +0.26% 37.5 +1.08% 39.1 -1.26%
2017 37.9 - 37.1 - 39.6 -

The median age of Saline County, Missouri gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,519 -7.4% 1,455 -11.95% 1,409 1,280
10 to 19 1,658 +5.86% 1,520 +26.43% 1,749 1,920
20 to 29 1,627 -3.07% 1,545 -7.84% 1,576 1,421
30 to 39 1,376 +19.24% 1,336 +17.94% 1,653 1,590
40 to 49 1,305 -17.71% 1,222 -16.18% 1,068 1,030
50 to 59 1,432 -3.09% 1,635 -5.7% 1,386 1,543
60 to 69 1,190 +23.21% 1,172 +15.19% 1,470 1,355
70+ 1,265 +1.57% 1,753 -12.26% 1,283 1,545

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Saline County, Missouri is $49,705.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Saline County.

  • Under 25
    $41,500.00
  • 25 to 44
    $60,571.00
  • 45 to 64
    $59,511.00
  • 65 and over
    $35,716.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Saline County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Saline County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Saline County, Missouri is currently $65,294.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.42% of households in Saline County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Saline County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    23.17%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    27.07%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.71%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.97%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    10.18%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.48%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.42%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Saline County is $24,209.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Saline County by the total population of Saline County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Saline County, Missouri, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Saline County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    9.52%
  • Bachelor's degree
    25.60%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.42%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    50.62%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.83%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Saline County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Saline County over the age of 16 is 18,479.

Of those people, a total of 58.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Saline County is 57.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,559 43.00% 4.60%
20 to 24 years 1,737 64.70% 4.20%
25 to 29 years 1,260 72.60% 6.40%
30 to 34 years 1,816 86.50% 1.70%
35 to 44 years 2,442 84.40% 0.50%
45 to 54 years 2,381 81.80% 3.50%
55 to 59 years 1,631 63.40% 0.90%
60 to 64 years 1,461 54.60% 0.30%
65 to 74 years 2,400 23.60% 0.40%
75 years and over 1,792 6.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Saline County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 15,804 57.80% 2.00%
Black or African American 1,045 47.00% 2.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 44 47.70% 0.00%
Asian 183 47.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 103 98.10% 0.00%
Other 684 75.70% 12.20%
Two or more races 616 72.60% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 1,738 79.70% 4.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,101 56.80% 2.10%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Saline County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Saline County is 10,533, with median earnings of $31,114.00.

Women in Saline County, Missouri earning approximately 81.90% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,533 $31,114.00
Male 5,595 $33,263.00
Female 4,938 $27,255.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,071 $46,597.00
Business and Financial 167 $46,250.00
Computer and Mathematical 120 $38,426.00
Architecture and Engineering 17 $116,042.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 64 $39,674.00
Community and Social Service 130 $33,214.00
Legal 18 $52,500.00
Educational and Library 1,127 $29,978.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 244 $18,103.00
Healthcare Practitioners 782 $50,970.00
Healthcare Support 325 $27,670.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 31 $31,719.00
Law Enforcement 239 $31,273.00
Food Preparation and Serving 719 $11,596.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 474 $28,401.00
Personal Care and Service 143 $16,223.00
Sales 997 $19,888.00
Office and Administrative Support 911 $27,520.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 141 $17,083.00
Construction and Extraction 437 $16,359.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 331 $63,750.00
Production 1,194 $39,463.00
Transportation and Material Moving 233 $44,141.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 714 $43,017.00 357 $49,770.00
Business and Financial 101 $52,548.00 66 $46,154.00
Computer and Mathematical 118 $38,333.00 2 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 17 $116,042.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 29 $0.00 35 $38,098.00
Community and Social Service 62 $16,029.00 68 $40,455.00
Legal 3 $0.00 15 $86,875.00
Educational and Library 273 $37,875.00 854 $29,254.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 149 $18,750.00 95 $5,673.00
Healthcare Practitioners 204 $51,800.00 578 $47,333.00
Healthcare Support 88 $27,353.00 237 $27,784.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 11 $0.00 20 $75,577.00
Law Enforcement 226 $31,320.00 13 $21,806.00
Food Preparation and Serving 250 $8,750.00 469 $13,295.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 339 $29,023.00 135 $17,321.00
Personal Care and Service 7 $36,250.00 136 $16,196.00
Sales 468 $33,466.00 529 $11,534.00
Office and Administrative Support 199 $30,446.00 712 $26,418.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 107 $20,156.00 34 $14,239.00
Construction and Extraction 411 $16,033.00 26 $25,179.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 331 $63,750.00 0 $0.00
Production 829 $38,902.00 365 $41,349.00
Transportation and Material Moving 226 $44,375.00 7 $21,750.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,809 households in Saline County, with an average household size of 2.8 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,769 families in Saline County with an average family size of 3.64 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,815 314 640 3,040
Average Household Size 3.46 4.75 5 1.3
Total Families 3,815 314 640 0
Average Household Size 3.42 4.37 4.62 0

Poverty

Of the 4,769 families in Saline County, 8.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Saline County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,875 housing units in Saline County, Missouri.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,809 79.08%
Vacant 2,066 20.92%

20.54% of the total 9,875 housing units in Saline County are rental units. This is approximately 2,028 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,605 are occupied by the owner - or 56.76% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Saline County is $663.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Saline County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    176
  • Less than $500
    520
  • $500 to $999
    1,230
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    252
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    20
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    6
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Saline County is $112,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Saline County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    646
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,821
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,270
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    653
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    721
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    324
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    137
  • $1,000,000 or more
    33

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Saline County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Saline County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,608
  • 1940 to 1949
    413
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,352
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,268
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,390
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,123
  • 1990 to 1999
    742
  • 2000 to 2009
    527
  • 2010 to 2013
    443
  • 2014 or later
    9

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Saline County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    509
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,661
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,748
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,891

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Saline County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Saline County that commute to work in a particular way.

17.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Saline County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    762
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    3,078
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,544
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    985
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,221
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    355
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    605
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    150
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    84
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    375
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    293
  • 90 or more minutes
    227

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Saline County, Missouri in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Saline County, Missouri

We have data for 17 places in Saline County, Missouri. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.