Saline County, Missouri (MO)

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County population in July 2007: 22,701 (53% urban, 47% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,233
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,782

% of renters here:	31%
State:	30%

Land area: 756 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Saline County: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.7%), Manufacturing (19.6%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Saline County, Missouri:

White Non-Hispanic (88.1%)
Black (5.4%)
Hispanic (4.4%)
Other race (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 11,643	(49.0%)
Females: 12,113	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,471
County population in 2003: 22,830
Jobs in 2003: 9,954

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Total labor force in 2004: 11,657
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:

Saline County:	2.5 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,940 ($32,743 in 1999)

This county:	$38,940
Missouri:	$45,114

2007 median house/condo value: $100,162 ($59,700 in 2000)

Saline County:	$100,162
Missouri:	$138,600

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $349 (lower quartile is $260, upper quartile is $434)

This county:	$349
State:	$481

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,082
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $247

Institutionalized population: 716

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 10
Burglaries: 50
Thefts: 74
Auto thefts: 6

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 36
Thefts: 91
Auto thefts: 8

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2004 Presidential Election results in Saline County Missouri:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 45.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $475 (0.8%)

Saline County household income distribution in 2007

Saline County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	13.2%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Saline County is $359 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $612 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marshall, Slater, Sweet Springs, Blackburn, Malta Bend, Emma, Gilliam, Nelson, Miami, Mount Leonard.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Chariton County , Cooper County , Howard County , Lafayette County , Pettis County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: McAllister Springs Access Point (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Saline County include: Union Church (A), Mount Carmel Church (B), Harmony Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Prospect Church (E), Smith Chapel (F), Concord Church (G), Shiloh Church (H), Shilo Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Good Hope Cemetery (1), Goshen Cemetery (2), All Saints Cemetery (3), Allen Cemetery (4), Gross Cemetery (5), Mount Nebo Cemetery (6), Mount Horeb Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Teteseau Lake (A), Slater Pond (B), Turtle Lake (C), Blackburn Pond (D), Blind Pony Lake (E), Bryan Lake (F), C and S Lake (G), City Reservoir A (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grassy Creek (A), Muddy Creek (B), Shiloh Branch (C), Fish Creek (D), Finney Creek (E), Old Channel Davis Creek (F), Elm Branch (G), Edmondson Creek (H), Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Saline County include: Van Meter State Park (1), Arrow Rock State Historic Site (2), Blind Pony Wildlife Area (3), Perry State Wildlife Area (4), Marshall Junction State Wildlife Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Missouri:	5.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,643
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 824 (21% naturalized citizens)

Saline County:	3.5%
Whole state:	2.7%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 311 1990 to 1994: 152 1985 to 1989: 145 1980 to 1984: 87 1975 to 1979: 66 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 54

Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.2%

Saline County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,964
One, attached: 195
Two: 295
3 or 4: 293
5 to 9: 114
10 to 19: 151
20 or more: 186
Mobile homes: 811
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Saline County with a mortgage: 2,612 (229 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,065

Here:	55.8% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Agriculture in Saline County
Average size of farms: 437 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $97019
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $208.13
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 36.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $71262
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 68.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $90369
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.72%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.30
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.71%
Corn for grain: 117575 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 11326 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 134683 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 75 acres

Saline County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Missouri state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Food (11%)
Construction (10%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (13%)
Food (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)

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

Mexico (29%)
El Salvador (28%)
Nicaragua (6%)
Brazil (5%)
Germany (4%)
Vietnam (3%)
Guatemala (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Saline County:

German (29%)
United States or American (18%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Saline County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,533 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,664 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Railroad: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 491 (4%)
Other means: 91 (1%)
Worked at home: 363 (3%)

People in group quarters in Saline County, Missouri

823 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
331 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
299 people in nursing homes
99 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
51 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,470.

5.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,348 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.85%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.64% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($14,426 average AGI)
2.21% relocated from other states ($11,922 average AGI)
Saline County: 2.21%
Missouri average: 2.98%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Pettis County, MO	0.62% ($21,860 average AGI)
from Lafayette County, MO	0.52% ($25,405)
from Jackson County, MO	0.37% ($19,433)
from Boone County, MO	0.19% ($23,933)
from Carroll County, MO	0.19% ($20,067)
from Howard County, MO	0.16% ($28,692)
from Cooper County, MO	0.15% ($22,333)

6.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,152 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.92%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.86% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($19,257 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($9,894 average AGI)
Saline County: 2.06%
Missouri average: 2.81%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Pettis County, MO	0.89% ($25,863 average AGI)
to Boone County, MO	0.59% ($25,708)
to Lafayette County, MO	0.45% ($25,568)
to Jackson County, MO	0.35% ($30,690)
to Cooper County, MO	0.24% ($32,900)
to Clay County, MO	0.21% ($24,471)
to Carroll County, MO	0.18% ($18,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Births per 1000 population in Saline County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Saline County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Saline County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,415 (3,643 aged, 772 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.34
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11206.04
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 225.510
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 47686.37

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1269.770
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1529.790
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30.83
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.67

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 21.67

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,100

In family households: 18,416 (4,630 male householders, 1,355 female householders)
4,801 spouses, 6,231 children (5,506 natural, 135 adopted, 590 stepchildren), 441 grandchildren, 135 brothers or sisters, 133 parents, 204 other relatives, 486 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,684 (1,338 male householders (1,037 living alone)), 1,661 female householders (1,506 living alone)), 685 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,656 (674 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,720 2-persons, 1,334 3-persons, 1,142 4-persons, 514 5-persons, 239 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,543 1-person, 329 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

93.5% of residents of Saline County speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (16% speak English well, 59% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $157,471,000 ($6829 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,382,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $60,099,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,841,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,461,000
Federal grants: $36,436,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,041,000 ($1,028,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,593,000 ($4,134,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $410,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,389,000
Federal Government insurance: $42,187,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,446

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,383

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +263

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -980

Here:	-42 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Saline County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.18 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 203
1995 to 1998: 502
1990 to 1994: 275
1980 to 1989: 934
1970 to 1979: 1,927
1960 to 1969: 1,433
1950 to 1959: 1,266
1940 to 1949: 894
1939 or earlier: 2,585

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saline County, Missouri:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 86 4 rooms: 694 5 rooms: 1,776 6 rooms: 1,525 7 rooms: 907 8 rooms: 549 9+ rooms: 672

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County, Missouri:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 129 3 rooms: 396 4 rooms: 803 5 rooms: 650 6 rooms: 494 7 rooms: 149 8 rooms: 78 9+ rooms: 64

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saline County:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 159 2 bedrooms: 1,671 3 bedrooms: 3,197 4 bedrooms: 941 5+ bedrooms: 262

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County:
	no bedroom: 39 1 bedroom: 553 2 bedrooms: 1,261 3 bedrooms: 696 4 bedrooms: 188 5+ bedrooms: 45

Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 257 1 vehicle: 1,839 2 vehicles: 2,724 3 vehicles: 1,040 4 vehicles: 257 5+ vehicles: 116

Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 414 1 vehicle: 1,469 2 vehicles: 725 3 vehicles: 120 4 vehicles: 49 5+ vehicles: 5

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

Saline County:	52.2%
State average:	54.3%

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

This state: 18093
Northeast: 227
Midwest: 2255
South: 1169
West: 1099

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Electricity (9%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 138

Here:	5.1%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35

Here:	2.8%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,011

Here:	67.1%
Missouri:	24.9%

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 (Noninst.)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Saline County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)