Saline County, AR

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2022 Population

123,988

1.37% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.3

1.26% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.55%

10.4% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$73,236

6.75% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$194,400

15.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Saline County, AR had a population of 124k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of $73,236. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Saline County, AR grew from 122,308 to 123,988, a 1.37% increase and its median household income grew from $68,605 to $73,236, a 6.75% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Saline County, AR are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.32%), White (Hispanic) (3.02%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.96%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.33%).

None of the households in Saline County, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.2% of the residents in Saline County, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Saline County, AR was $194,400, and the homeownership rate was 78.2%.

Most people in Saline County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Saline County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Saline County, AR borders Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Perry County, AR, and Pulaski County, AR.

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Population & Diversity

Saline County, AR is home to a population of 124k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.22% of Saline County, AR residents were born outside of the country (3.99k people).

In 2022, there were 9.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (101k people) in Saline County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.74k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

98.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.2% of Saline County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Saline County, AR was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Saline County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Saline County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
101k ± 512
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.3k ± 412
White (Hispanic)
3.74k ± 623

5.43%

Hispanic Population

6.73k people

5.43% of the people in Saline County, AR are hispanic (6.73k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Saline County, AR as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.22%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.99k people

2.96%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.62k people

As of 2022, 3.22% of Saline County, AR residents (3.99k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Saline County, AR was 2.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Saline County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,867 ± 414
Gulf War (2001-)
1,762 ± 349
Gulf War (1990s)
1,275 ± 319

Saline County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Saline County, AR employs 59.1k people. The largest industries in Saline County, AR are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,094 people), Retail Trade (7,275 people), and Manufacturing (4,863 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,543), Information ($70,128), and Wholesale Trade ($67,200).

Employment

Occupations

59.1k

2022 Value

± 2,174

−0.0237%

1 Year decline

± 5.12%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Saline County, AR declined at a rate of −0.0237%, from 59.2k employees to 59.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Saline County, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,747 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7,010 people), and Management Occupations (5,841 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Saline County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

59.1k

2022 Value

± 2,174

−0.0237%

1 Year decline

± 5.12%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Saline County, AR declined at a rate of −0.0237%, from 59.2k employees to 59.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Saline County, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,094 people), Retail Trade (7,275 people), and Manufacturing (4,863 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Saline County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Saline County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,060

Median earning men ± $2,572

$41,025

Median earning women ± $1,810

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($81,250), Public Administration ($73,300), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,913).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($55,519), Wholesale Trade ($51,458), and Manufacturing ($49,404).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

223
Construction
173
Health Care and Social Assistance
151
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Saline County, AR went to Donald J. Trump with 69.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.2%), followed by Other (1.31%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (69.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.2%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.31%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Saline County, AR went to Donald J. Trump with 69.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (28.2%), followed by Other (1.31%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Saline County, AR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.946% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.851% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (793k), Some college (528k), and Secondary Education (350k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Saline County, AR was $194,400 in 2022, which is 0.69 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $168,100 to $194,400, a 15.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Saline County, AR is 78.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Saline County, AR have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Saline County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Saline County, AR is $73,236. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Saline County, AR was Census Tract 103.03 with a value of $112,054, followed by Census Tract 105.09 and Census Tract 105.12, with respective values of $99,917 and $94,203.

Property

$194,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,958

$37,911

Median Property Taxes

±$1,575

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Saline County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Saline County, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.2%

Homeownership

2022

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.2% of the housing units in Saline County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Saline County, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 103.03
Census Tract 105.09
Census Tract 105.12

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Saline County, AR was Census Tract 103.03 with a value of $112,054, followed by Census Tract 105.09 and Census Tract 105.12, with respective values of $99,917 and $94,203.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Saline County, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,236

Median Household Income

± $3,192

48.5k

Number of Households

± 1,933

In 2022, the median household income of the 48.5k households in Saline County, AR grew to $73,236 from the previous year's value of $68,605.

The following chart displays the households in Saline County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Saline County, AR is from Arkansas.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (6.95%)

In 2022, 81.2% of workers in Saline County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (6.95%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Saline County, AR have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.41% of the workforce in Saline County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Saline County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Saline County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Saline County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Saline County, AR (11.7k out of 122k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Saline County, AR is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.2% of the population of Saline County, AR has health coverage, with 49.1% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 1.99% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Saline County, AR see 2101 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.474% decrease from the previous year (2111 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3385 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 681 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,101 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Saline County, AR

Primary care physicians in Saline County, AR see an average of 2,101 patients per year. This represents a 0.474% decrease from the previous year (2,111 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Saline County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.8%

Uninsured

49.1%

Employer Coverage

14.8%

Medicaid

13.9%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

1.99%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Saline County, AR declined by 3.85% from 6.03% to 5.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Saline County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46.9 in Saline County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Saline County, AR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.6% in Saline County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Saline County, AR.