Saline County vs. Ottawa County

	Saline County (KS)	Ottawa County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	54,401	5,802
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.2%	-4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	55,609	6,091
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	55,606	6,091
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	20.4%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	48.1%
White alone, percent	90.2%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.6%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	2.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.4%	2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.1%	93.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,744	370
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	24,421	2,788
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.5%	81.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$128,500	$98,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,171	$1,248
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$475	$484
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$751	$646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.4%	5.7%
Building permits, 2018	38	8
Households, 2014-2018	22,210	2,420
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.7%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.7%	1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.7%	81.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.9%	67.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.8%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.2%	23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.6%	9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.3%	63.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.6%	58.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	119,552	1,229
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,120,383	16,180
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$20,011	$2,665
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.9	22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,515	$51,971
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,737	$27,610
Persons in poverty, percent	11.0%	10.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,527	137
Total employment, 2017	28,003	855
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	997,948	26,105
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,453	474
All firms, 2012	4,376	529
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,133	274
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,320	173
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,744	500
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,644	506
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	35.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	77.2	8.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	720.23	720.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Saline county (KS) and Ottawa county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.