Saline County, Arkansas (AR)

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County population in 2005: 91,188 (50% urban, 50% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 25,645
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,133

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Land area: 723 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 126 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 9.9%

Saline County:	9.9%
Arkansas:	17.2%

Median age of residents in 2005: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 30 years old, American Indian residents: 38 years old, Asian residents: 16 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 20 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Saline County, Arkansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Saline County, Arkansas:

White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
Black (2.2%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 41,367	(49.5%)
Females: 42,162	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,885
County population in 2003: 87,438
Jobs in 2003: 21,162

Saline County,AR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 45,102
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Saline County:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $48,627
2005 median house value: $108,600
Median contract rent in 2005: $488
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $703
Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,295 ($42,569 in 2000)

This county	$46,295
Arkansas:	$34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $121,504

Saline County	$121,504
Arkansas:	$87,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $525
Institutionalized population: 1,297
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Saline County in 2000: $855

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 20
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 51
Burglaries: 384
Thefts: 737
Auto thefts: 43

Saline County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Saline County Arkansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $658 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $569 (0.6%)

Area name: Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Saline County is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $790 a month.

Cities in this county include: Benton, Bryant, East End, Salem, Haskell, Shannon Hills, Traskwood, Bauxite.

Neighboring counties: Garland County , Grant County , Hot Spring County , Perry County , Pulaski County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Saline County: Lakeside Country Club (A), Arkansas Childrens Colony McRae Unit (B), Trace Creek Country Club (C), Camp Quapaw (D), Alexander Human Development Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Saline County include: Kentucky Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Zion Hill Church (C), Wright Chapel (D), Walnut Bottom Church (E), Buffalo Church (F), Vimy Ridge Church (G), Unity Landmark Church (H), Tenmile Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bauxite Cemetery (1), Hammonds Cemetery (2), Grimm Cemetery (3), China Grove Cemeteries (4), Old Union Cemetery (5), Geurin Cemetery (6), McPherson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Masoner Lake (A), Dotty Lake (B), Dotted Lake (C), Hester Lake (D), Helmich Lake (E), Alcoa Water Supply (F), Happy Valley Lake (G), Hansen Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kelly Branch (A), Logan Creek (B), Love Creek (C), Jay Creek (D), Middle Fork Saline River (E), Mill Creek (F), Pleasant Run Creek (G), Duck Creek (H), Rocky Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Saline County: Alum Creek Experimental Forest (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Paron Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.4%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 3,030
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,119 (42% naturalized citizens)

Saline County:	1.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 228
1990 to 1994: 126
1985 to 1989: 109
1980 to 1984: 188
1975 to 1979: 170
1970 to 1974: 86
1970 to 1974: 49
1965 to 1969: 163

Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.2%

Saline County marital status for males

Saline County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 23,066
One, attached: 223
Two: 417
3 or 4: 369
5 to 9: 411
10 to 19: 276
20 or more: 368
Mobile homes: 8,592
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 103

Housing units in Saline County with a mortgage: 11,420 (716 second mortgage, 678 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,890

Agriculture in Saline County
Average size of farms: 130 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8891
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $96.91
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.57%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.62%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $10605
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32799
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.66
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.64%
Vegetables: 88 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 25 acres

Saline County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 5.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 26 fatalities and 464 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 180 people.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (22%)
Germany (13%)
Laos (11%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Philippines (5%)
India (4%)
Canada (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Saline County:

United States or American (29%)
German (12%)
Irish (12%)
English (10%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Saline County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 33,280 (84%)
Carpooled: 4,619 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 56 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Taxi: 18 (0%)
Motorcycle: 59 (0%)
Bicycle: 18 (0%)
Walked: 349 (1%)
Other means: 164 (0%)
Worked at home: 891 (2%)

People in group quarters in Saline County, Arkansas

796 people in nursing homes
302 people in other nonhousehold living situations
192 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
182 people in state prisons
68 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
66 people in homes for the mentally ill
64 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
59 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,930.

9.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.27%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($92 average AGI)
Saline County: 0.03%
Arkansas average: 0.10%

6.53% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($26,620 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($14,546 average AGI)
Saline County: 2.71%
Arkansas average: 3.66%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pulaski County, AR	3.72% ($39,632 average AGI)
from Garland County, AR	0.34% ($37,867)
from Hot Spring County, AR	0.28% ($30,533)
from Faulkner County, AR	0.27% ($35,978)
from Grant County, AR	0.23% ($29,892)
from Lonoke County, AR	0.21% ($34,897)
from Jefferson County, AR	0.18% ($48,600)

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,243 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.91% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($25,651 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($10,592 average AGI)
Saline County: 1.82%
Arkansas average: 3.00%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Pulaski County, AR	2.29% ($34,592 average AGI)
to Garland County, AR	0.44% ($29,451)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.31% ($32,840)
to Hot Spring County, AR	0.27% ($30,149)
to Grant County, AR	0.26% ($41,159)
to Washington County, AR	0.19% ($42,361)
to Lonoke County, AR	0.18% ($39,321)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Saline County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Saline County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Saline County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,022 (7,246 aged, 1,776 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

Households: 81,748

In family households: 73,154 (20,282 male householders, 4,234 female householders)
20,539 spouses, 24,186 children (20,957 natural, 584 adopted, 2,645 stepchildren), 1,214 grandchildren, 417 brothers or sisters, 476 parents, 895 other relatives, 911 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,594 (3,384 male householders (2,690 living alone)), 3,913 female householders (3,547 living alone)), 1,297 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,781 (1,271 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,139 2-persons, 5,942 3-persons, 4,975 4-persons, 1,772 5-persons, 449 6-persons, 239 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,237 1-person, 861 2-persons, 159 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

15,271 married couples with children.
4,074 single-parent households (1,022 men, 3,052 women).

96.9% of residents of Saline County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $319,984,000 ($3586 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,262,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $156,175,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,577,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $218,000
Federal grants: $96,566,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,713,000 ($272,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,736,000 ($1,854,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $891,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $77,154,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,121,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,068

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,876

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +188

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +6,427

Here:	+70 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Saline County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.04 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,796
1995 to 1998: 5,493
1990 to 1994: 4,784
1980 to 1989: 6,795
1970 to 1979: 7,039
1960 to 1969: 3,355
1950 to 1959: 2,412
1940 to 1949: 1,181
1939 or earlier: 970

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saline County, Arkansas:

1 room: 23
2 rooms: 180
3 rooms: 688
4 rooms: 3,205
5 rooms: 8,379
6 rooms: 6,955
7 rooms: 3,335
8 rooms: 1,576
9 or more rooms: 1,304

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County, Arkansas:

1 room: 59
2 rooms: 307
3 rooms: 852
4 rooms: 2,056
5 rooms: 1,634
6 rooms: 793
7 rooms: 343
8 rooms: 56
9 or more rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saline County:

no bedroom: 44
1 bedroom: 713
2 bedrooms: 5,168
3 bedrooms: 16,322
4 bedrooms: 2,993
5 or more bedrooms: 405

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County:

no bedroom: 94
1 bedroom: 896
2 bedrooms: 2,779
3 bedrooms: 2,198
4 bedrooms: 143
5 or more bedrooms: 23

Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 685
1 vehicle: 6,143
2 vehicles: 13,130
3 vehicles: 4,419
4 vehicles: 1,042
5 or more vehicles: 226

Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 633
1 vehicle: 2,909
2 vehicles: 2,006
3 vehicles: 509
4 vehicles: 54
5 or more vehicles: 22

55% of Saline County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Arkansas.

Saline County:	55.0%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 58292
Northeast: 1339
Midwest: 7517
South: 11219
West: 3582

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (55%)
Electricity (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (58%)
Electricity (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 550

Here:	5.7%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 476

Here:	9.8%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 375

Here:	14.6%
Arkansas:	14.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Saline County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $967,000
Construction - Libraries: $1,719,000
Regular Highways: $1,163,000

Police Protection: $124,000

General Public Buildings: $52,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,452,000
Regular Highways: $2,351,000

Financial Administration: $1,839,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,495,000

Central Staff Services: $1,319,000

Libraries: $1,215,000

Corrections - Other: $884,000

General - Other: $822,000

General Public Buildings: $700,000

Health Services - Other: $51,000

Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $479,000
All Other: $435,000
General - Interest on Debt: $471,000
Intergovernmental to State - Natural Resources: $35,000
Regular Highways: $22,000

Welfare: $8,000

General: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $271,000
Highways: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,644,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,180,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,160,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $304,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,671,000
Rents: $258,000

Interest Earnings: $118,000

Property Sale Other: $101,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $288,000
Financial Administration: $188,000

Libraries: $163,000

Police Protection: $152,000

General - Other: $118,000

Central Staff: $65,000

Judicial: $27,000

Corrections - Other: $25,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,888,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,747,000
General Support: $1,346,000

Public Welfare: $62,000

All Other: $34,000
Tax - Property: $8,023,000
Total General Sales: $415,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,705,000

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