Saline County, IL

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2022 Population
23,662
0.867% 1-year decline
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
43.2
3.6% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
18%
5.75% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$51,710
8.77% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$87,900
8.52% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
10,167
1.66% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Saline County, IL had a population of 23.7k people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of $51,710. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Saline County, IL declined from 23,869 to 23,662, a −0.867% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,541 to $51,710, a 8.77% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Saline County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (92%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.71%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.49%), White (Hispanic) (0.896%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.706%).

None of the households in Saline County, IL 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.

99.4% of the residents in Saline County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Saline County, IL are Southeastern Illinois College (400 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Saline County, IL was $87,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.2%.

Most people in Saline County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Saline County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Saline County, IL is home to a population of 23.7k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.05% of Saline County, IL residents were born outside of the country (248 people).

In 2022, there were 33.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.8k people) in Saline County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 642 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 589 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.4%
2022 Citizenship
99.6%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.4% of Saline County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Saline County, IL was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Saline County, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    21.8k ± 36
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    642 ± 208
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    589 ± 174
1.77%
Hispanic Population
420 people

In 2022, there were 33.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.8k people) in Saline County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 642 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 589 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.77% of the people in Saline County, IL are hispanic (420 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Saline County, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    622,347 ± 18,890 people
  2. India
    165,336 ± 9,918 people
  3. Poland
    123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.05%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
248 people
0.888%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
212 people

As of 2022, 1.05% of Saline County, IL residents (248 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Saline County, IL was 0.888%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    570 ± 117
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    325 ± 139
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    202 ± 95

Saline County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Saline County, IL employs 10.2k people. The largest industries in Saline County, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,739 people), Educational Services (1,252 people), and Manufacturing (1,162 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,295), Public Administration ($61,364), and Transportation & Warehousing ($58,068).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

10.2k
2022 Value
± 685
1.66%
1 Year growth
± 9.11%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Saline County, IL grew at a rate of 1.66%, from 10k employees to 10.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Saline County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,198 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (886 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (775 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Saline County, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

10.2k
2022 Value
± 685
1.66%
1 Year growth
± 9.11%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Saline County, IL grew at a rate of 1.66%, from 10k employees to 10.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Saline County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,739 people), Educational Services (1,252 people), and Manufacturing (1,162 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Saline County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Saline County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,109
Median earning men ± $2,619
$30,366
Median earning women ± $4,006

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($72,120), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,604), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,942), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,792), and Public Administration ($43,839).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% 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 13%.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 206
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 184
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 124
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Saline County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 73.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

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

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US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 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 Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Saline County, IL awarded 400 degrees. The student population of Saline County, IL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 616 male students and 763 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Saline County, IL are White (376 and 94%), followed by Two or More Races (8 and 2%), Black or African American (4 and 1%), and Unknown (4 and 1%).

The largest universities in Saline County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Southeastern Illinois College (400 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Saline County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (182 and 45.5%), Biological & Physical Sciences (49 and 12.3%), and Welding Technology (30 and 7.5%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,379 students enrolled in Saline County, IL, 44.7% men and 55.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,205 records, of which 56.7% were women and 43.3% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 94 degrees awarded
  2. 49 degrees awarded
  3. 16 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Saline County, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 94 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
400 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southeastern Illinois College with 400 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 196 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Saline County, IL, which is 0.961 times less than the 204 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 376 degrees mean that there were 47 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 8 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($5,160) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,080) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($845) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Saline County, IL was $87,900 in 2022, which is 0.312 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $81,000 to $87,900, a 8.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Saline County, IL is 74.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Saline County, IL have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Saline County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Saline County, IL is $51,710. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Saline County, IL was Census Tract 9556 with a value of $81,250, followed by Census Tract 9562 and Census Tract 9557, with respective values of $70,489 and $58,274.

In 2023, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Saline County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.589%.

Property

$87,900
Median Property Value 2022
±$4,410
$7,542
Median Property Taxes
±$512

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Saline County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

74.2%
Homeownership
2022
64.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 74.2% of the housing units in Saline County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9556
  2. Census Tract 9562
  3. Census Tract 9557

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Saline County, IL was Census Tract 9556 with a value of $81,250, followed by Census Tract 9562 and Census Tract 9557, with respective values of $70,489 and $58,274.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Saline County, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$51,710
Median Household Income
± $2,597
10.2k
Number of Households
± 628

In 2022, the median household income of the 10.2k households in Saline County, IL grew to $51,710 from the previous year's value of $47,541.

The following chart displays the households in Saline County, IL 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Saline County, IL is from Illinois.
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.478
2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (81.9%)
  2. Carpooled (8.66%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.39%)

In 2022, 81.9% of workers in Saline County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.66%) and those who worked at home (5.39%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Saline County, IL have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.94% of the workforce in Saline County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Saline County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.589%.

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Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Saline County, IL (4.16k out of 23.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Saline County, IL is White, followed by Black 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2023, 26.5% of the children was living in poverty in Saline County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4%.

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Health

94.4% of the population of Saline County, IL has health coverage, with 39.3% on employee plans, 26% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.35% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Saline County, IL see 1545 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.34% decrease from the previous year (1566 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3331 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 402 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,545 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Saline County, IL

Primary care physicians in Saline County, IL see an average of 1,545 patients per year. This represents a 1.34% decrease from the previous year (1,566 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Saline County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.3% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.56%
Uninsured
39.3%
Employer Coverage
26%
Medicaid
14.6%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
1.35%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Saline County, IL declined by 13% from 6.39% to 5.56%.

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Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 98.2 in Saline County, IL.

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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 36.9% in Saline County, IL.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.45% in Saline County, IL.

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