Saline County, MO

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2023 Population

23,177

0.181% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJosh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AEric Schmitt

Republican Party

About

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None of the households in Saline County, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Saline County, MO are Missouri Valley College (232 degrees awarded in 2023) and Saline County Career Center (16 degrees).

Most people in Saline County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Saline County, MO was 2 cars per household.

Saline County, MO borders Carroll County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Cooper County, MO, Howard County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, and Pettis County, MO.

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Economy

The economy of Saline County, MO employs N/A people. The largest industries in Saline County, MO are Manufacturing (1,874 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,340 people), and Educational Services (1,206 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($99,135), Transportation & Warehousing ($74,441), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,642).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Saline County, MO, are Production Occupations (1,459 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,132 people), and Management Occupations (1,050 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Saline County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Saline County, MO, are Manufacturing (1,874 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,340 people), and Educational Services (1,206 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Saline County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Saline County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,311), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($43,148), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($42,250), and Manufacturing ($41,382).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

44
Other Services (except Public Administration)
34
Finance and Insurance
30
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$111k
Manufacturing
$52.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$25.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

N/AJosh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

N/AEric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Saline County, MO awarded 248 degrees. The student population of Saline County, MO in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 925 male students and 717 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Saline County, MO are White (107 and 56.3%), followed by Black or African American (32 and 16.8%), Hispanic or Latino (31 and 16.3%), and Two or More Races (9 and 4.74%).

The largest universities in Saline County, MO by number of degrees awarded are Missouri Valley College (232 and 93.5%) and Saline County Career Center (16 and 6.45%).

The most popular majors in Saline County, MO are General Business Administration & Management (36 and 14.5%), Kinesiology & Exercise Science (33 and 13.3%), and General Psychology (17 and 6.85%).

The median tuition cost in Saline County, MO for private four year colleges is $21,300.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Saline County, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 52.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 36.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,642 (56.3% men and 43.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,642 students enrolled in Saline County, MO, 56.3% men and 43.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 730 records, of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
36 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
33 degrees awarded
General Psychology
17 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Saline County, MO was General Business Administration & Management with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Saline County, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Missouri Valley College
232 degrees awarded
Saline County Career Center
16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Missouri Valley College with 232 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 113 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Saline County, MO, which is 0.837 times less than the 135 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 107 degrees mean that there were 3.34 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 32 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($21,300) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,700) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Saline County, MO have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Saline County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Saline County, MO is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Saline County, MO was Census Tract 908 with a value of $83,095, followed by Census Tract 905 and Census Tract 902, with respective values of $71,767 and $63,875.

Housing

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Homeownership

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Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Saline County, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 908
Census Tract 905
Census Tract 902

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Saline County, MO was Census Tract 908 with a value of $83,095, followed by Census Tract 905 and Census Tract 902, with respective values of $71,767 and $63,875.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Saline County, MO colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Saline County, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Saline County, MO is from Missouri.

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Carpooled (9.28%)
Worked At Home (5.33%)

In 2023, 79.7% of workers in Saline County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.28%) and those who worked at home (5.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Saline County, MO have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.24% of the workforce in Saline County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Saline County, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Saline County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Saline County, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Saline County, MO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.1% of the children was living in poverty in Saline County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Saline County, MO has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 25.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Saline County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 53.8 in Saline County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Saline County, MO.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.3% in Saline County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Saline County, MO.