Saline County, IL

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2023 Population

23,387

1.16% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

43.2

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

17.1%

4.8% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$54,945

6.26% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$92,900

5.69% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,891

2.71% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Saline County, IL had a population of 23.4k people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of $54,945. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Saline County, IL declined from 23,662 to 23,387, a −1.16% decrease and its median household income grew from $51,710 to $54,945, a 6.26% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Saline County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.53%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.928%), and White (Hispanic) (0.774%).

None of the households in Saline County, IL 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.

99.3% of the residents in Saline County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Saline County, IL are Southeastern Illinois College (378 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Saline County, IL was $92,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.9%.

Most people in Saline County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Saline County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Saline County, IL borders Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Pope County, IL, and Williamson County, IL.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Saline County, IL is home to a population of 23.4k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.06% of Saline County, IL residents were born outside of the country (249 people).

In 2023, there were 32.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.4k people) in Saline County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 654 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 591 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.3% of Saline County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Saline County, IL was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Saline County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
21.4k ± 42
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
654 ± 180
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
591 ± 206

2.08%

Hispanic Population

486 people

2.08% of the people in Saline County, IL are hispanic (486 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

Foreign-Born Population

1.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

249 people

1.05%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

248 people

As of 2023, 1.06% of Saline County, IL residents (249 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Saline County, IL was 1.05%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
548 ± 134
Gulf War (1990s)
295 ± 126
Gulf War (2001-)
237 ± 104

Saline County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.86 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Saline County, IL employs 9.89k people. The largest industries in Saline County, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,569 people), Educational Services (1,285 people), and Manufacturing (962 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,589), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($62,393), and Wholesale Trade ($62,241).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

9.89k

2023 Value

± 690

−2.71%

1 Year decline

± 9.97%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Saline County, IL declined at a rate of −2.71%, from 10.2k employees to 9.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Saline County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,060 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (872 people), and Management Occupations (808 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Saline County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.89k

2023 Value

± 690

−2.71%

1 Year decline

± 9.97%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Saline County, IL declined at a rate of −2.71%, from 10.2k employees to 9.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Saline County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,569 people), Educational Services (1,285 people), and Manufacturing (962 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Saline County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Saline County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,116

Median earning men ± $3,669

$33,548

Median earning women ± $3,902

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($73,333), Wholesale Trade ($72,125), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,927).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,592), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,759), and Public Administration ($41,806).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% 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 13%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

66
Other Services (except Public Administration)
40
Retail Trade
32
Retail Trade

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$77.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$38.4k
Retail Trade
$24.1k
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Saline County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 73.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 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 (73.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

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 Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 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 Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Saline County, IL awarded 378 degrees. The student population of Saline County, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 632 male students and 760 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Saline County, IL are White (345 and 91.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (13 and 3.44%), Two or More Races (11 and 2.91%), and Black or African American (5 and 1.32%).

The largest universities in Saline County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Southeastern Illinois College (378 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Saline County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (134 and 35.4%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (66 and 17.5%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (44 and 11.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,392 students enrolled in Saline County, IL, 45.4% men and 54.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,207 records, of which 55.4% were women and 44.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
67 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
44 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
25 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Saline County, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 67 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Saline County, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Southeastern Illinois College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

378 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southeastern Illinois College with 378 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 172 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Saline County, IL, which is 0.835 times less than the 206 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 345 degrees mean that there were 26.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 13 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,160) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,140) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($845) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% 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 (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

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, IL was $92,900 in 2023, which is 0.306 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $87,900 to $92,900, a 5.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Saline County, IL is 74.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Saline County, IL have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Saline County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Saline County, IL is $54,945. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Saline County, IL was Census Tract 9556 with a value of $87,933, followed by Census Tract 9562 and Census Tract 9557, with respective values of $74,943 and $62,171.

In 2023, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Saline County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.589%.

Housing

Property

$92,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,490

$7,509

Median Property Taxes

±$523

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, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.9%

Homeownership

2023

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.9% of the housing units in Saline County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9556
Census Tract 9562
Census Tract 9557

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Saline County, IL was Census Tract 9556 with a value of $87,933, followed by Census Tract 9562 and Census Tract 9557, with respective values of $74,943 and $62,171.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Saline County, IL 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.

$54,945

Median Household Income

± $3,306

10k

Number of Households

± 647

In 2023, the median household income of the 10k households in Saline County, IL grew to $54,945 from the previous year's value of $51,710.

The following chart displays the households in Saline County, IL 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, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84%)
Carpooled (8.12%)
Worked At Home (4.58%)

In 2023, 84% of workers in Saline County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.12%) and those who worked at home (4.58%).

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

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Saline County, IL have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.41% of the workforce in Saline County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Saline County, IL 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, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Saline County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Saline County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.589%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

17.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Saline County, IL (3.91k out of 22.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Saline County, IL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 26.5% of the children was living in poverty in Saline County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

94.1% of the population of Saline County, IL has health coverage, with 42.3% on employee plans, 23.7% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Saline County, IL see 1545 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.34% decrease from the previous year (1566 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3331 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 402 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,545 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Saline County, IL

Primary care physicians in Saline County, IL see an average of 1,545 patients per year. This represents a 1.34% decrease from the previous year (1,566 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.6% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.87%

Uninsured

42.3%

Employer Coverage

23.7%

Medicaid

15.1%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.35%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Saline County, IL grew by 5.68% from 5.56% to 5.87%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Saline County, IL 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 98.2 in Saline County, IL.

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

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 36.9% in Saline County, IL.

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