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Saline County, KS mapCounty population in 2005: 53,919 (85% urban, 15% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 14,799
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,637
% of renters here:  31%
State:  31%
Land area: 720 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 75 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  8.8%
Whole state:  9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.4%), Manufacturing (17.3%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Saline County, Kansas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Saline County, Kansas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.0%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Black (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Kansas median age:  35.2 years

Males: 26,449  (49.3%)
Females: 27,148  (50.7%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $27,637
County population in 2003: 53,763
Jobs in 2003: 32,701

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Total labor force in 2004: 30,800
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:
Saline County:  2.4 people
Kansas:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,417 ($37,308 in 2000)
This county  $39,417
Kansas:  $42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $113,523
Saline County  $113,523
Kansas:  $107,800

Median montly rent in 2000: $457
Institutionalized population: 710
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Saline County in 2000: $786


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 42
  • Thefts: 86
  • Auto thefts: 11

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 11
  • Burglaries: 62
  • Thefts: 112
  • Auto thefts: 16

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Saline County, KS map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Saline County Kansas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.7%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $924 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Saline County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $722 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salina, Assaria, Gypsum, Brookville, Smolan, New Cambria.

Neighboring counties: Dickinson County , Ellsworth County , Lincoln County , McPherson County , Marion County , Ottawa County .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Saline County: Northview Country Club (A), Camp Webster (B), Camp Win E Mar (C), Red Brick School (D), Saint Francis Boys Home (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Saline County include: Saint Pauls Church (A), German Temple (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Patrick Cemetery (1), Saline Valley Cemetery (2), Falun Cemetery (3), Shiloh Cemetery (4), Brookville Cemetery (5), Smoky Hill Cemetery (6), Smolan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Wary Lake (A), Saline County State Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Gypsum Creek (A), Stag Creek (B), Pewee Creek (C), Harvey Creek (D), Saline River (E), Eff Creek (F), Mulberry Creek (G), Kentucky Creek (H), East Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Saline County: Coronado Heights Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.4%
Kansas:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 2,260
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,161 (42% naturalized citizens)

Saline County:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 580
  • 1990 to 1994: 411
  • 1985 to 1989: 315
  • 1980 to 1984: 296
  • 1975 to 1979: 240
  • 1970 to 1974: 143
  • 1970 to 1974: 26
  • 1965 to 1969: 150

Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.7%

Saline County marital status for males

Saline County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 16,637
  • One, attached: 1,148
  • Two: 1,130
  • 3 or 4: 779
  • 5 to 9: 727
  • 10 to 19: 448
  • 20 or more: 635
  • Mobile homes: 1,191

Housing units in Saline County with a mortgage: 8,298 (1,115 second mortgage, 728 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,219


Agriculture in Saline County
Average size of farms: 576 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $54428
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $106.40
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.29%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $54133
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.66%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $114024
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.48
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.40%
Corn for grain: 1947 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 128742 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 14928 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Saline County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Kansas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 60 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/21/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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



  • Mexico (55%)
  • Vietnam (13%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • Laos (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Thailand (2%)
  • Colombia (2%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Saline County:



  • German (30%)
  • United States or American (13%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • Swedish (6%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)

Saline County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 23,132 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 2,387 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 115 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
  • Taxi: 26 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 99 (0%)
  • Walked: 404 (1%)
  • Other means: 195 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,091 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Saline County, Kansas
  • 429 people in nursing homes
  • 412 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 197 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 196 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 51 people in other group homes
  • 45 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 39 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 26 people in religious group quarters
  • 19 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 11 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 9 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,697.

6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,934 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.34%
Kansas average:  7.39%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Saline County:  0.06%
Kansas average:  0.18%

4.29% relocated from other counties in Kansas ($18,447 average AGI)
1.98% relocated from other states ($10,196 average AGI)
Saline County:  1.98%
Kansas average:  3.56%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ottawa County, KS  0.41% ($25,713 average AGI)
from Dickinson County, KS  0.40% ($24,282)
from Sedgwick County, KS  0.34% ($33,507)
from McPherson County, KS  0.32% ($29,985)
from Riley County, KS  0.20% ($25,047)
from Ellis County, KS  0.17% ($26,528)
from Cloud County, KS  0.16% ($19,235)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,575 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
Kansas average:  7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.31% relocated to other counties in Kansas ($18,444 average AGI)
2.57% relocated to other states ($12,130 average AGI)
Saline County:  2.57%
Kansas average:  3.95%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Sedgwick County, KS  0.50% ($31,075 average AGI)
to Dickinson County, KS  0.40% ($25,035)
to Johnson County, KS  0.39% ($32,610)
to McPherson County, KS  0.36% ($34,342)
to Ottawa County, KS  0.34% ($34,681)
to Riley County, KS  0.29% ($22,689)
to Douglas County, KS  0.22% ($34,511)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0



Births per 1000 population in Saline County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2



Deaths per 1000 population in Saline County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Saline County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,497 (7,490 aged, 1,007 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%


Household type by relationship


Households: 52,150
  • In family households: 43,670 (11,447 male householders, 2,918 female householders)
    11,606 spouses, 15,509 children (13,995 natural, 453 adopted, 1,061 stepchildren), 512 grandchildren, 304 brothers or sisters, 190 parents, 385 other relatives, 799 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 8,480 (3,231 male householders (2,596 living alone)), 3,894 female householders (3,473 living alone)), 1,355 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,447 (737 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,623 2-persons, 3,069 3-persons, 2,742 4-persons, 1,309 5-persons, 407 6-persons, 215 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,069 1-person, 874 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

9,691 married couples with children.
3,151 single-parent households (822 men, 2,329 women).

93.0% of residents of Saline County speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $301,690,000 ($5593 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,608,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $133,409,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,499,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,461,000
Federal grants: $71,228,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,691,000 ($4,619,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $23,403,000 ($7,171,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,679,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,319,000
Federal Government insurance: $56,590,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,893
Here:  72 per 1000 residents
State:  75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,595
Here:  48 per 1000 residents
State:  47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +525
Here:  +10 per 1000 residents
State:  +14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,439
Here:  -27 per 1000 residents
State:  -21 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Saline County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.83 millions of gallons per day (66% from ground, 34% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 310
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,343
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,098
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,716
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,499
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,112
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,394
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,351
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,872


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

  • 1 room: 12
  • 2 rooms: 71
  • 3 rooms: 355
  • 4 rooms: 1,386
  • 5 rooms: 3,740
  • 6 rooms: 3,169
  • 7 rooms: 2,351
  • 8 rooms: 1,659
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,056


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

  • 1 room: 180
  • 2 rooms: 556
  • 3 rooms: 1,310
  • 4 rooms: 1,796
  • 5 rooms: 1,403
  • 6 rooms: 727
  • 7 rooms: 350
  • 8 rooms: 166
  • 9 or more rooms: 149


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

  • no bedroom: 31
  • 1 bedroom: 325
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,944
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,410
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,500
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 589


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County:

  • no bedroom: 224
  • 1 bedroom: 2,041
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,678
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,329
  • 4 bedrooms: 264
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 101


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

  • no vehicle: 300
  • 1 vehicle: 3,528
  • 2 vehicles: 7,138
  • 3 vehicles: 2,587
  • 4 vehicles: 896
  • 5 or more vehicles: 350


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

  • no vehicle: 773
  • 1 vehicle: 3,212
  • 2 vehicles: 1,972
  • 3 vehicles: 516
  • 4 vehicles: 78
  • 5 or more vehicles: 86

52% of Saline County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Kansas.

Saline County:  52.1%
State average:  53.5%


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

  • This state: 38170
  • Northeast: 1056
  • Midwest: 4989
  • South: 3844
  • West: 3002

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (76%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (65%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 694
Here:  10.9%
Kansas:  11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 308
Here:  8.5%
Kansas:  7.9%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 504
Here:  26.3%
Kansas:  13.8%



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:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000
  • Charges - All Other: $686,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $449,000
    General: $42,000
    Fire Protection: $32,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,066,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,815,000
    General - Other: $3,439,000
    Police Protection: $2,065,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,603,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,562,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,303,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,093,000
    Financial Administration: $873,000
    Central Staff Services: $619,000
    Fire Protection: $338,000
    Welfare - Other: $278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $152,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,479,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $53,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Higher Education: $89,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $605,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $34,620,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,080,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $985,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $30,620,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $95,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,920,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $470,000
    Rents: $153,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $520,000
    Regular Highways: $433,000
    General - Other: $228,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $48,000
    Judicial: $5,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,548,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $30,680,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,190,000
    Highways: $1,364,000
    General Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $12,998,000
    Total General Sales: $3,153,000
    NEC: $1,172,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $36,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $7,648,000

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