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Saline County, Arkansas (AR)

County population in 2022: 127,357 (64% urban, 36% rural); it was 83,529 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 21,691
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,554
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 25,645
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,196 (it was 6,133 in 2000)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

33%

Land area: 723 sq. mi.

Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 176 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Saline County: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.4%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Saline County, AR (2022)
    • 100,06278.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 10,8028.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7,4895.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5,3734.2%Two or more races
    • 1,7191.3%Some other race alone
    • 1,6491.3%Asian alone
    • 2630.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

40.7 years
Arkansas median age:

38.9 years
Males: 61,563  (48.3%)
Females: 65,794  (51.7%)
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Average household size:
Saline County:

2.0 people
Arkansas:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $67,632 ($42,569 in 1999)
This county:

$67,632
Arkansas:

$55,432

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $730 (lower quartile is $609, upper quartile is $909)
This county:

$730
State:

$654


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $207,700 (it was $82,300 in 2000)
Saline:

$207,700
Arkansas:

$179,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $134,600 - $324,000
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,283
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $435

Institutionalized population: 988

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 41
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 113
  • Burglaries: 361
  • Thefts: 267
  • Auto thefts: 84

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 25
  • Robberies: 7
  • Assaults: 153
  • Burglaries: 256
  • Thefts: 293
  • Auto thefts: 100
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Health of residents in Saline County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is significantly worse than average.
66.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
44.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
41.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
68.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 435 buildings, average cost: $246,400
  • 2021: 467 buildings, average cost: $263,500
  • 2020: 423 buildings, average cost: $221,700
  • 2019: 326 buildings, average cost: $195,000
  • 2018: 406 buildings, average cost: $185,600
  • 2017: 380 buildings, average cost: $183,800
  • 2016: 341 buildings, average cost: $181,000
  • 2015: 275 buildings, average cost: $171,000
  • 2014: 324 buildings, average cost: $167,100
  • 2013: 405 buildings, average cost: $172,000
  • 2012: 437 buildings, average cost: $170,900
  • 2011: 339 buildings, average cost: $161,700
  • 2010: 437 buildings, average cost: $157,400
  • 2009: 425 buildings, average cost: $145,200
  • 2008: 455 buildings, average cost: $157,400
  • 2007: 630 buildings, average cost: $167,100
  • 2006: 777 buildings, average cost: $150,700
  • 2005: 835 buildings, average cost: $138,200
  • 2004: 648 buildings, average cost: $128,600
  • 2003: 679 buildings, average cost: $135,200
  • 2002: 599 buildings, average cost: $124,900
  • 2001: 425 buildings, average cost: $125,200
  • 2000: 409 buildings, average cost: $130,300
  • 1999: 434 buildings, average cost: $119,000
  • 1998: 311 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 1997: 284 buildings, average cost: $101,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Saline, AR residents
Average permit cost in Saline, AR

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,434 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,124 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Saline, AR in 2022
Distribution of house value in Saline, AR in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Saline, AR in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.7%
Saline County:

10.7%
Arkansas:

16.8%
(10.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.4% for Black residents, 15.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.8% for American Indian residents, 5.9% for other race residents, 16.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 40.7 years old
(Males: 41.5 years old, Females: 40.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.3 years old, Black residents: 30.0 years old, American Indian residents: 45.6 years old, Asian residents: 43.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.3 years old, Other race residents: 33.1 years old)

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, Haskell, Shannon Hills, Avilla, Traskwood, Bauxite.

Saline County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Abbeville County, South Carolina , Curry County, New Mexico , Polk County, Tennessee , Yell County , Lumpkin County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.8%
Arkansas:

3.4%

Unemployment by year in Saline, AR
County total employment by year in Saline, AR
County average yearly wages by year in Saline, AR

Current college students: 3,030
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,076 (32.7% naturalized citizens)

Saline County:

4.0%
Whole state:

5.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 9032010 or later
  • 1,4242000 to 2009
  • 6381990 to 1999
  • 2971980 to 1989
  • 2561970 to 1979
  • 212Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%

Saline County marital status for males Saline County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 38,401
  • One, attached: 246
  • Two: 559
  • 3 or 4: 1,157
  • 5 to 9: 598
  • 10 to 19: 1,883
  • 20 to 49: 1,265
  • 50 or more: 520
  • Mobile homes: 8,311
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 104

Housing units in Saline County with a mortgage: 21,435 (1,171 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 802 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 731

Here:

2.8% with mortgage
State:

98.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Saline County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant33,609121
Mainline Protestant6,68017
Catholic2,1131
Black Protestant1,0816
Other31
None63,632-
Saline County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 14
Saline County:

1.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.02 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

0.59 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 38
Saline County:

3.96 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

4.94 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 47
This county:

4.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.66 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Saline County:

9.0%
Arkansas:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Saline County:

27.0%
State:

29.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.7%
State:

13.6%

Agriculture in Saline County:

Average size of farms: 130 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8,891
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: $10,605
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.34%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32,799
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

Earthquake activity:

Saline County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 486% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 242.1 miles away from Saline County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 272.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from the county center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 47.9 miles away from Saline County center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 148.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 25, 2012 to December 26, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4100: January 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4100, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding associated with Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 02, 2008 to September 08, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1793: September 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 1793, Natural disaster type: Storm, Hurricane, Flood
  • Arkansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 02, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1758: May 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1758, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 08, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1354: December 29, 2000, FEMA Id: 1354, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Saline County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 9, Tornadoes: 8, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Winds: 2, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Saline

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 25,231 (72.8%)
  • Carpooled: 3,654 (10.5%)
  • Bus: 43 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 394 (1.1%)
  • Walked: 435 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 5,337 (15.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (36%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Sales and related occupations (18%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (35%)
  • Guatemala (8%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
  • Honduras (6%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • El Salvador (3%)
  • Germany (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Saline County


  • English (19%)
  • American (16%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • German (9%)
  • European (3%)
  • African (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Saline County, Arkansas in 2010:

  • 420 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 283 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 248 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 173 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 119 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 93 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 54 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 18 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 13 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 4 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness

People in group quarters in Saline County, Arkansas in 2000:

  • 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 2020 was $72,425.

8.94% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($60,793 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.94%
Arkansas average:

7.82%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.39% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($39,312 average AGI)
2.55% relocated from other states ($21,481 average AGI)
Saline County:

2.55%
Arkansas average:

3.41%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Pulaski County, AR  3.41% ($57,761 average AGI)
from Garland County, AR  0.60% ($58,874)
from Hot Spring County, AR  0.32% ($48,445)
from Grant County, AR  0.26% ($50,580)
from Faulkner County, AR  0.25% ($48,895)
from Jefferson County, AR  0.20% ($52,011)
from Lonoke County, AR  0.18% ($53,185)


7.31% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,406 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.31%
Arkansas average:

7.23%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.43% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($39,027 average AGI)
1.88% relocated to other states ($16,379 average AGI)
Saline County:

1.88%
Arkansas average:

2.79%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Pulaski County, AR  2.55% ($52,911 average AGI)
to Garland County, AR  0.59% ($62,340)
to Faulkner County, AR  0.29% ($47,876)
to Hot Spring County, AR  0.27% ($42,597)
to Grant County, AR  0.27% ($47,322)
to Lonoke County, AR  0.19% ($48,083)
to Jefferson County, AR  0.14% ($33,934)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 6.0

Births per 1000 population in Saline County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.4

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 2006: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Saline County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Saline County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Saline County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Saline County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Saline County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Saline County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Saline County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,672 (12,428 aged, 3,244 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,806 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Saline County, Arkansas in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,412)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,114)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,090)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (928)
  • Unspecified dementia (789)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (675)
  • Congestive heart failure (588)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (532)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (404)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (359)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 50.6. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 142.1. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 94.8
  • Other - 47.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 127,357
  • Male householders: 25,307 (4,677 living alone), Female householders: 24,930 (7,065 living alone)
  • 28,055 spouses (27,881 opposite-sex spouses), 2,572 unmarried partners, (2,489 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 34,006 children (31,476 natural, 869 adopted, 1,661 stepchildren), 3,659 grandchildren, 1,511 brothers or sisters, 1,774 parents, 0 foster children, 2,270 other relatives, 1,897 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,376

Size of family households: 19,168 2-persons, 7,467 3-persons, 5,067 4-persons, 2,840 5-persons, 554 6-persons, 414 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,742 1-person, 2,867 2-persons, 118 4-persons.

20,578 married couples with children.
4,458 single-parent households (708 men, 3,750 women).

94.4% of residents of Saline speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $319,984,000 ($3,586 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:

6.1
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.9
State:

4.3

Year house built in Saline County, Arkansas
  • Year house built in Saline County, Arkansas
  • 1,5282020 or later
  • 11,1952010 to 2019
  • 12,6052000 to 2009
  • 7,6891990 to 1999
  • 8,0261980 to 1989
  • 6,2241970 to 1979
  • 2,5421960 to 1969
  • 2,2711950 to 1959
  • 3051940 to 1949
  • 6591939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Saline County, Arkansas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saline County, Arkansas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saline County, Arkansas
  • 01 room
  • 1362 rooms
  • 1,1603 rooms
  • 2,7104 rooms
  • 8,6385 rooms
  • 10,8496 rooms
  • 6,5377 rooms
  • 3,5618 rooms
  • 5,0799+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County, Arkansas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County, Arkansas
  • 1,0931 room
  • 1,0432 rooms
  • 2,0143 rooms
  • 3,8514 rooms
  • 2,4755 rooms
  • 4586 rooms
  • 4167 rooms
  • 1648 rooms
  • 539+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Saline County, Arkansas
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Saline County, Arkansas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Saline County, Arkansas
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1,5191 bedroom
  • 3,8402 bedrooms
  • 23,6343 bedrooms
  • 8,1554 bedrooms
  • 1,5225+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County, Arkansas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saline County, Arkansas
  • 1,139no bedroom
  • 2,4951 bedroom
  • 4,9342 bedrooms
  • 2,6583 bedrooms
  • 2744 bedrooms
  • 675+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 415no vehicle
  • 8,1891 vehicle
  • 17,8902 vehicles
  • 9,0533 vehicles
  • 2,3794 vehicles
  • 7445+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Saline County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 612no vehicle
  • 5,1491 vehicle
  • 5,1232 vehicles
  • 6833 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

90.8% of Saline County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Arkansas.

Saline County:

90.8%
State average:

87.0%

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

  • This state: 80,861
  • Other state: 40,875
  • Northeast: 2,565
  • Midwest: 15,186
  • South: 17,461
  • West: 5,663
Year householders moved into unit in Saline County, AR
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Saline County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 53.9%Electricity
  • 40.8%Utility gas
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Wood
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 68.0%Electricity
  • 27.1%Utility gas
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%Wood
  • 0.6%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,367
Here:

11.7%
Arkansas:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 379
Here:

6.3%
Arkansas:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 501
Here:

11.4%
Arkansas:

19.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Saline County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,577,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,076,000
    Air Transportation: $453,000
    Sewerage: $323,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $898,000
    General - Other: $582,000
    Air Transportation: $283,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,467,000
    Regular Highways: $7,115,000
    Police Protection: $6,135,000
    Financial Administration: $4,467,000
    Police Protection: $4,383,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,476,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,346,000
    Libraries: $3,124,000
    Libraries: $3,121,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,963,000
    Financial Administration: $2,959,000
    General - Other: $2,210,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,932,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,919,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,745,000
    General Public Buildings: $990,000
    General Public Buildings: $724,000
    Air Transportation: $567,000
    Water Utilities: $309,000
    Sewerage: $295,000
    Parks and Recreation: $252,000
    Health - Other: $187,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $81,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $898,000
    General Local Government Support: $515,000
    Other: $421,000
    Air Transportation: $374,000
    Highways: $180,000
    Highways: $143,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $632,000
    Interest on Debt: $25,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $80,000
    Other - Police Protection: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,262,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,775,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,133,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,788,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,346,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $613,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $126,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,513,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,380,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,272,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,270,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,080,000
    Sale of Property: $400,000
    Interest Earnings: $129,000
    Rents: $75,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
    Central Staff Services: $472,000
    General - Other: $257,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    General Public Building: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,526,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,488,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $305,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,387,000
    Highways: $3,926,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,807,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,337,000
    Other: $686,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,364,000
    Property: $14,840,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $786,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $11,314,000
    : $108,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

Saline County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,577,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,076,000
    Air Transportation: $453,000
    Sewerage: $323,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $898,000
    General - Other: $582,000
    Air Transportation: $283,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,467,000
    Regular Highways: $7,115,000
    Police Protection: $6,135,000
    Financial Administration: $4,467,000
    Police Protection: $4,383,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,476,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,346,000
    Libraries: $3,124,000
    Libraries: $3,121,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,963,000
    Financial Administration: $2,959,000
    General - Other: $2,210,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,932,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,919,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,745,000
    General Public Buildings: $990,000
    General Public Buildings: $724,000
    Air Transportation: $567,000
    Water Utilities: $309,000
    Sewerage: $295,000
    Parks and Recreation: $252,000
    Health - Other: $187,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $81,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $898,000
    General Local Government Support: $515,000
    Other: $421,000
    Air Transportation: $374,000
    Highways: $180,000
    Highways: $143,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $632,000
    Interest on Debt: $25,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $80,000
    Other - Police Protection: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,262,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,775,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,133,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,788,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,346,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $613,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $126,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,513,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,380,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,272,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,270,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,080,000
    Sale of Property: $400,000
    Interest Earnings: $129,000
    Rents: $75,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
    Central Staff Services: $472,000
    General - Other: $257,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    General Public Building: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,526,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,488,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $305,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,387,000
    Highways: $3,926,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,807,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,337,000
    Other: $686,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,364,000
    Property: $14,840,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $786,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $11,314,000
    : $108,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

Saline County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,577,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,076,000
    Air Transportation: $453,000
    Sewerage: $323,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $898,000
    General - Other: $582,000
    Air Transportation: $283,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,467,000
    Regular Highways: $7,115,000
    Police Protection: $6,135,000
    Financial Administration: $4,467,000
    Police Protection: $4,383,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,476,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,346,000
    Libraries: $3,124,000
    Libraries: $3,121,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,963,000
    Financial Administration: $2,959,000
    General - Other: $2,210,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,932,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,919,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,745,000
    General Public Buildings: $990,000
    General Public Buildings: $724,000
    Air Transportation: $567,000
    Water Utilities: $309,000
    Sewerage: $295,000
    Parks and Recreation: $252,000
    Health - Other: $187,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $81,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $898,000
    General Local Government Support: $515,000
    Other: $421,000
    Air Transportation: $374,000
    Highways: $180,000
    Highways: $143,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $632,000
    Interest on Debt: $25,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $80,000
    Other - Police Protection: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,262,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,775,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,133,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,788,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,346,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $613,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $126,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,513,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,380,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,272,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,270,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,080,000
    Sale of Property: $400,000
    Interest Earnings: $129,000
    Rents: $75,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
    Central Staff Services: $472,000
    General - Other: $257,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    General Public Building: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,526,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,488,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $305,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,387,000
    Highways: $3,926,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,807,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,337,000
    Other: $686,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,364,000
    Property: $14,840,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $786,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $11,314,000
    : $108,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

Saline County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $41,577,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,076,000
    Air Transportation: $453,000
    Sewerage: $323,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $898,000
    General - Other: $582,000
    Air Transportation: $283,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
    Water Utilities: $31,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,467,000
    Regular Highways: $7,115,000
    Police Protection: $6,135,000
    Financial Administration: $4,467,000
    Police Protection: $4,383,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,476,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,346,000
    Libraries: $3,124,000
    Libraries: $3,121,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,963,000
    Financial Administration: $2,959,000
    General - Other: $2,210,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,932,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,919,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,745,000
    General Public Buildings: $990,000
    General Public Buildings: $724,000
    Air Transportation: $567,000
    Water Utilities: $309,000
    Sewerage: $295,000
    Parks and Recreation: $252,000
    Health - Other: $187,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $170,000
    Air Transportation: $81,000
    Health - Other: $37,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $898,000
    General Local Government Support: $515,000
    Other: $421,000
    Air Transportation: $374,000
    Highways: $180,000
    Highways: $143,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $632,000
    Interest on Debt: $25,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $80,000
    Other - Police Protection: $62,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,262,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $42,775,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,133,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,788,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,346,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $613,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $126,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,513,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,380,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,272,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,270,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,080,000
    Sale of Property: $400,000
    Interest Earnings: $129,000
    Rents: $75,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,179,000
    Central Staff Services: $472,000
    General - Other: $257,000
    Police Protection: $153,000
    General Public Building: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,526,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,488,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $305,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $46,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,387,000
    Highways: $3,926,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,807,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,337,000
    Other: $686,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,364,000
    Property: $14,840,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $786,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $11,314,000
    : $108,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,783
  • Number of aged recipients: 97
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,686
  • Number of recipients under 18: 396
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,161
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 226
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 612
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 773
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 21 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,077$135,941578$142,8442,070$152,715192$43,3335$5,994,400251$138,187117$51,410
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED36$129,47248$97,250106$149,22625$37,5600$014$109,21429$63,241
APPLICATIONS DENIED159$133,126123$93,659616$146,974138$32,4060$044$101,182104$48,692
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN78$131,85962$170,629452$154,45114$80,6431$42,00018$111,8899$83,667
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS38$140,68415$145,93391$189,9565$41,6000$02$55,0005$74,200
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 21 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED97$173,72291$187,3083$153,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED22$167,59126$167,6152$114,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED10$182,50022$205,9550$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$06$149,3330$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$174,2501$389,0001$81,000
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Saline, AR
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Saline, AR - Value
Most common first names in Saline County, AR among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James50572.6 years
William44674.3 years
John41174.0 years
Mary32978.4 years
Robert24470.9 years
Charles20871.7 years
George20074.5 years
Ruth11178.1 years
Thomas11073.0 years
Willie11078.3 years
Most common last names in Saline County, AR among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith24776.0 years
Johnson14274.5 years
Williams13175.6 years
Brown12874.4 years
Davis12574.7 years
Jones12473.8 years
Moore12075.6 years
Wilson11974.2 years
White9274.4 years
Taylor8273.0 years
Businesses in Saline County, AR
NameCountNameCount
Best Western1Mazda1
Burger King1McDonald's2
Chevrolet1New Balance1
Cricket Wireless2Nissan1
Curves2Papa John's Pizza1
Domino's Pizza1Pizza Hut1
Econo Lodge1SONIC Drive-In2
FedEx3Subway1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1U-Haul2
Ford1UPS2
Honda1Volkswagen1
Hyundai1Waffle House1
Little Caesars Pizza1

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  • #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
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