Demographics of Saline County, Missouri

Saline County, Missouri had 23,265 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −69 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Saline County, in four figures

23,265
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −69 people.; 35.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,931 ±$4,575
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Saline County, Missouri's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Saline County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Saline County, Missouri's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Saline County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,334	100.0	100.0
2021	23,281	99.8	100.2
2022	23,004	98.6	100.7
2023	23,156	99.2	101.6
2024	23,213	99.5	102.5
2025	23,265	99.7	103.1

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Population of Saline County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	23,334	+8	+3	0	−2
2021	23,281	−53	−80	+21	−16
2022	23,004	−277	−85	+43	−234
2023	23,156	+152	−28	+126	+59
2024	23,213	+57	−14	+137	−64
2025	23,265	+52	−30	+100	−20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±0.5: for men 33.2 ±1.7 and for women 36.6 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Saline County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,277 ±130	5.5% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,825 ±297	16.5% ±1.3	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,313 ±400	14.3% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,648 ±373	24.3% ±1.6	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,171 ±284	22.3% ±1.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,997 ±290	17.2% ±1.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,931 ±$4,575, and income per person $29,533 ±$1,771, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Saline County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,617 ±256	20.1% ±3.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,834 ±266	22.8% ±3.2	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,423 ±229	17.7% ±2.8	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,066 ±178	13.2% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,400 ±233	17.4% ±2.8	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	479 ±149	5.9% ±1.8	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	234 ±81	2.9% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Saline County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	3,558 ±545	16.4% ±2.5	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,044 ±219	21.5% ±4.2	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,653 ±345	14.7% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	861 ±189	15.5% ±3.3	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Saline County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Saline County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	9,813 ±48	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.1% ±2.5	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.9% ±2.4	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.8% ±2.9	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.2% ±3.2	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$150,500 ±$8,017	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$739 ±$38	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Saline County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,932 ±0	12.6% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,485 ±63	75.3% ±0.3	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,138 ±208	4.9% ±0.9	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	59 to 229	0.3% to 1.0%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	321 ±101	1.4% ±0.4	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	5 to 179	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,095 ±238	4.7% ±1.0	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Saline County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	17,059 ±576	73.4% ±2.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,616 ±477	19.9% ±2.1	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	94 to 304	0.4% to 1.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,357 ±321	5.8% ±1.4	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	484 ±172	2.1% ±0.7	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	873 ±291	3.8% ±1.3	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Saline County among the counties of Missouri

49th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Saline County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Audrain County	24,528	−1.0%
Randolph County	24,513	+0.2%
McDonald County	23,992	+3.1%
Washington County	23,810	+1.6%
Ray County	23,398	+1.1%
Saline County	23,265	−0.3%
Crawford County	22,929	−0.4%
Henry County	22,671	+3.2%
Morgan County	22,418	+6.8%
Clinton County	21,661	+2.1%
Benton County	20,536	+5.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026