Salina.
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Kansas·Saline County
13 tracts·45K people·$173K median·1,707/mi²
White 76 · Hispanic 14 · Multiracial 4 · Black 4 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 42 · Living alone 36 · Other 22
Health 36 · Professional 17 · Retail 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Service 23 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Walk 3 · Bike 2 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Salina is $173,200 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Salina has 46,307 residents across 10 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.3; the population is 76.2% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 3.8% Black, 1.9% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 28.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.0% (Census ACS).
Meadowlark Ridge Elem (54%), Stewart Elem (43%) and Cottonwood Elementary School (38%) lead the elementary schools; Salina South Middle (30%) and Lakewood Middle School (25%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $959/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Salina is $61,783 a year, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Salina, median rent is $959/month and the median home value is $173,200 (Census ACS).
Salina reported 5.3 violent crimes and 29.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 59 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 32 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Salina are winter weather (99), tornado (99) and ice storm (98), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Salina, 2.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).