COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saline County vs Hot Spring County
PLACE A
Saline County, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Saline County is 60% larger than Hot Spring County. Saline County earns more, with a median household income $10,017 higher.
SALINE COUNTYHOT SPRING COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population53,37733,451+60% vs Hot Spring County
Population density7454+20
Population growth-2.3%0.4%−2.7 pts
Median age39.943.1−3.2
Male49.9%52.3%−2.4 pts
Female50.1%47.7%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born4.6%1.3%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.8%80.6%−2.8 pts
Black3.4%11.1%−7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.8%4.1%+8.6 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other4.3%4.1%+0.2 pts
Median household income$65,422$55,405+$10,017
Per capita income$36,745$27,188+$9,557
Poverty rate11.9%15.1%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.430+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%17.5%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree9.7%6.7%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%3.7%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation67.0%50.4%+16.6 pts
Median home value$179,600$151,100+$28,500
Median gross rent$961$768+$193
Owner-occupied67.1%76.5%−9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%13.9%−7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%23.2%+12.8 pts
Average commute15.829.9−14.0
Worked from home6.8%4.3%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.4%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.2%7.2%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025