Saline County, AR

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2021 Population

122,308

1.09% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

39.8

0.505% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

8.65%

2.7% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$68,605

2.59% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$168,100

5.52% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Saline County, AR had a population of 122k people with a median age of 39.8 and a median household income of $68,605. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Saline County, AR grew from 120,990 to 122,308, a 1.09% increase and its median household income grew from $66,876 to $68,605, a 2.59% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Saline County, AR are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.03%), White (Hispanic) (3.33%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.56%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.26%).

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.

98.4% of the residents in Saline County, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Saline County, AR was $168,100, and the homeownership rate was 78.3%.

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 122k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2021, 2.96% of Saline County, AR residents were born outside of the country (3.62k people).

In 2021, there were 10.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (101k people) in Saline County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.82k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.08k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.4%

2021 Citizenship

98.2%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.4% of Saline County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Saline County, AR was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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 ± 467
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.82k ± 290
White (Hispanic)
4.08k ± 561

5.22%

Hispanic Population

6.38k people

5.22% of the people in Saline County, AR are hispanic (6.38k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

2.96%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.62k people

3.05%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

3.69k people

As of 2021, 2.96% of Saline County, AR residents (3.62k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Saline County, AR was 3.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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
3,162 ± 390
Gulf War (2001-)
1,860 ± 356
Gulf War (1990s)
1,420 ± 331

Saline County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Saline County, AR employs 59.2k people. The largest industries in Saline County, AR are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,205 people), Retail Trade (6,911 people), and Manufacturing (4,806 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,635), Wholesale Trade ($61,386), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,188).

Employment

Occupations

59.2k

2021 Value

± 2,108

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 4.93%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Saline County, AR grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 58k employees to 59.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Saline County, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,789 people), Sales & Related Occupations (6,885 people), and Management Occupations (5,423 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

59.2k

2021 Value

± 2,108

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 4.93%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Saline County, AR grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 58k employees to 59.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Saline County, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (11,205 people), Retail Trade (6,911 people), and Manufacturing (4,806 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

$49,560

Median earning men ± $2,629

$38,585

Median earning women ± $1,414

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,495), Wholesale Trade ($65,224), and Public Administration ($61,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($48,688), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,618), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,548).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

765
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
468
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
379
Retail Trade

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arkansas to other states, or from other states to Arkansas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Arkansas product (by dollars) was Meat/seafood with $14.8B, followed by Mixed freight ($14.6B) and Coal-n.e.c. ($9.99B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arkansas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$142B

2020 Value in Arkansas

$271B

Projected 2050 Value in Arkansas

90.7% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arkansas trade was $142B. This is expected to increase 90.7% to $271B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arkansas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arkansas to other states, or from other states to Arkansas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$11.3B
Mississippi
$7.08B
Oklahoma
$5.91B

In 2020, the top outbound Arkansas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $11.3B, followed by Mississippi with $7.08B and Oklahoma and $5.91B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arkansas shares with each state (excluding itself).

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 2021, 0.862% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.801% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (802k), Some college (542k), and Secondary Education (364k).

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 $168,100 in 2021, which is 0.686 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $159,300 to $168,100, a 5.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Saline County, AR is 78.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

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 $68,605. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Saline County, AR was Census Tract 103.03 with a value of $93,598, followed by Census Tract 105.09 and Census Tract 105.12, with respective values of $92,917 and $87,516.

Property

$168,100

Median Property Value 2021

±$4,029

$37,187

Median Property Taxes

±$1,548

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

78.3%

Homeownership

2021

67.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 78.3% of the housing units in Saline County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.7%.

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 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Saline County, AR was Census Tract 103.03 with a value of $93,598, followed by Census Tract 105.09 and Census Tract 105.12, with respective values of $92,917 and $87,516.

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.

$68,605

Median Household Income

± $2,685

47.5k

Number of Households

± 1,771

In 2021, the median household income of the 47.5k households in Saline County, AR grew to $68,605 from the previous year's value of $66,876.

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.

0.45

2021 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.45

2020 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2021, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0627% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more 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 2021

Drove Alone (82.5%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (5.69%)

In 2021, 82.5% 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 (5.69%).

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 (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.12% 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

8.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Saline County, AR (10.5k out of 121k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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% of the population of Saline County, AR has health coverage, with 49.6% on employee plans, 14.5% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 2.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Saline County, AR see 2111 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.63% decrease from the previous year (2168 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3444 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 717 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,111 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Saline County, AR

Primary care physicians in Saline County, AR see an average of 2,111 patients per year. This represents a 2.63% decrease from the previous year (2,168 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 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.03%

Uninsured

49.6%

Employer Coverage

14.5%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

2.31%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Saline County, AR grew by 3.15% from 5.84% to 6.03%.

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 2022, 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.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 34% in Saline County, AR.

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

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