COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Saline County

Illinois · 26,551 residents · 380 sq mi

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Saline County is home to 26,551 people in Illinois. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 43%. The median age is 38.3, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $33,400. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,551

−1%vs 2000

vs 26,733 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

380 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,607)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,730)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,827)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(1,992)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(1,375)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(3,607)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(3,350)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(2,977)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(2,695)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(2,795)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(1,982)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(614)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,349

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,768 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,066

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,590 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,400

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $347 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

24.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(25,035)

Black4%(1,079)

Hispanic / Latino1%(258)

Asian0.2%(52)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(25,482)

Black3.4%(911)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(147)

Asian0.1%(27)

Other0.5%(131)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(182)

Central American0.6%(132)

Honduran0.4%(88)

Puerto Rican0.2%(54)

Guatemalan0.2%(44)

Spaniard0.2%(35)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(48)

Korean0.2%(37)

Chinese0.1%(25)

Laotian0%(8)

Pakistani0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(10)

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Ancestry

Irish17.2%(3,994)

German14.8%(3,439)

English12.9%(3,006)

American7.6%(1,754)

Scottish2.9%(671)

Italian2.2%(503)

French1.6%(377)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(353)

Dutch1.3%(301)

Polish0.8%(175)

Welsh0.7%(174)

British0.5%(123)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.5%(113)

Subsaharan African0.5%(110)

Russian0.3%(74)

Swedish0.2%(46)

Czech0.2%(39)

Danish0.1%(25)

French Canadian0.1%(25)

Lithuanian0.1%(25)

Croatian0.1%(21)

Norwegian0.1%(15)

Nigerian0.1%(13)

Belgian0%(10)

Romanian0%(7)

Swiss0%(4)

Iranian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.2%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.3%(2,956)

Married51.8%(4,892)

Widowed5%(475)

Divorced11.9%(1,126)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(2,105)

Married46.8%(4,574)

Widowed12.6%(1,231)

Divorced19.1%(1,866)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.6%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 62.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.1%(326)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(408)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.3%(534)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(62)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,473 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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