COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saline County vs Perry County
PLACE A
Saline County, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Perry County, Alabama
Saline County is 619% larger than Perry County. Saline County earns more, with a median household income $27,768 higher. Saline County has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -20%).
SALINE COUNTYPERRY COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population53,3777,425+619% vs Perry County
Population density7410+64
Population growth-2.3%-19.6%+17.3 pts
Median age39.941.1−1.2
Male49.9%44.8%+5.1 pts
Female50.1%55.2%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born4.6%1.6%+3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.8%27.8%+50.0 pts
Black3.4%71.2%−67.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.8%0.2%+12.5 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other4.3%0.7%+3.6 pts
Median household income$65,422$37,654+$27,768
Per capita income$36,745$17,852+$18,893
Poverty rate11.9%31.4%−19.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.356+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%15.8%+13.4 pts
Graduate degree9.7%6.3%+3.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%16.5%−11.6 pts
Labor force participation67.0%39.6%+27.3 pts
Median home value$179,600$86,400+$93,200
Median gross rent$961$592+$369
Owner-occupied67.1%77.5%−10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%13.2%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%46.3%−10.4 pts
Average commute15.828.0−12.2
Worked from home6.8%4.5%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured11.2%7.2%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025