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Saline County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Saline County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Saline County is a small rural Illinois county of 23,387 residents with a mature workforce (median age 43.8) and limited educational attainment — just 20.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.8% have a high school diploma. Labor force participation is low at 54.9% and unemployment sits at 5.9%, with median worker earnings of $39,234 and a poverty rate of 17.1%. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $92,900 and median gross rent of $711/month, though the county has shed 3.5% of its population over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

23,387

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,117

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.5% since 2018

Saline County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,292 (91.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone719 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races619 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race306 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone127 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone126 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish203
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic129
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)47
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)28
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,473

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,646

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,665

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,769
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,047
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,011
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing585
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)585

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,469
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,819
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,604
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,449
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,222

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.40×)695
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.51×)707
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.23×)2,854
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.17×)217
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.05×)610

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$92,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$711/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999719 (9.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999601 (8.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999576 (7.9%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999566 (7.8%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999446 (6.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999396 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,234

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,668 (84.7%)
  • Carpooled717 (7.9%)
  • Worked At Home384 (4.2%)
  • Walked158 (1.7%)
  • Other81 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit30 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.