Saline County, MO Population

Overview

23,278

Total Population

36.3

Median age

50.19%

Female population %

99.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

59.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,531

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Saline County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Saline County is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Saline County's population under 18 was 23.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Saline County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Saline County, 19.35% were under the age of 15, 20.84% aged 15 to 29, 41.80% aged 30 to 64, 15.34% aged 65 to 84, and 2.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 90 more females than males in Saline County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.19% females and 49.81% males in Saline County, MO.
The Saline County, MO gender ratio is 99.2:100 i.e. 99.2 men to 100 women (0.992).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,024.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,091.

Saline County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Saline County population: 83.74% are White, 4.91% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.79% are Asian, 0.44% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.20% are some other race and 4.74% are multiracial.
Saline County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,531 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,747 (89.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Saline County is White with a population of 19,492 (83.74% of the total population).

Saline County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 23,764 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Saline County's population decreased by 342 (1.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Saline County's population decreased by 99 (0.42%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Saline County's population was lowest in year 2008 at 22,778.