Population 1,237 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Saline
Household size in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.43 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.48 | 2.64 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.22 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.55 | 2.59 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.12 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Households in Saline run a little small, averaging 2.55 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. The picture is much the same across Louisiana. Household size has climbed from 2.43 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.6 | 36.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.6 | 37.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.9 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.5 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.1 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
At 41.5, the median age in Saline is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in Louisiana as a whole, where the median age is 39.0.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 14.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.5% | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.5% | 15.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.8 pts | +0.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Saline (11.5%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in Louisiana overall (15.2%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Saline
Renters in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.1% | 33.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.9% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 26.7% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | +13.1 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over a quarter of households in Saline rent their homes (26.7%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 65.6% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.4% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 22.8% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 31.1% | 15.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 26.0% | 14.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.4 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Saline: 26.0% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1972 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1979 | 1981 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1983 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Saline was built around 1983, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $475 | $755 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $426 | $831 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $606 | $920 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $725 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$251 | +$366 | +$606 |
The median renter in Saline pays $725 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 30.0% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Saline
Bachelor's degrees in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 22.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.1% | 22.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.8% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | −1.3 pts | +5.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Saline have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.7%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.8% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 76.0% | 83.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 84.9% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.5% | 87.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.7 pts | +5.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in Saline never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Saline
| Period | Saline | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.8% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.3% | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.5 pts | −1.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Saline than nationally: unemployment was 6.3%, against 5.4%. That is in line with the rest of Louisiana. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Saline compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline | 2.55 | 41.5 | 11.5% | 26.7% | 26.0% | 1983 | $725 | 10.7% | 85.5% | 6.3% |
| Lucky | 2.44 | 41.4 | 14.5% | 11.4% | 22.5% | 1984 | $802 | 6.4% | 82.8% | 6.2% |
| Castor | 2.50 | 42.0 | 10.7% | 21.4% | 15.0% | 1985 | $558 | 18.8% | 87.5% | 5.7% |
| Burkplace | 3.25 | 34.4 | 1.6% | 22.4% | 18.3% | 1982 | $395 | 14.6% | 80.2% | 11.2% |
| Friendship | 2.16 | 51.2 | 7.0% | 22.1% | 17.0% | 1990 | $624 | 11.4% | 89.3% | 10.4% |
| Bienville | 2.22 | 42.5 | 10.1% | 34.8% | 20.9% | 1980 | $616 | 5.1% | 79.3% | 5.0% |
| Bryceland | 2.19 | 45.9 | 9.2% | 39.0% | 12.9% | 1982 | $480 | 19.4% | 90.8% | 3.5% |
| Ashland | 3.41 | 33.3 | 5.4% | 21.7% | 35.0% | 1983 | $567 | 13.7% | 83.2% | 6.3% |
| Readheimer | 3.05 | 37.1 | 8.7% | 18.4% | 29.0% | 1984 | $894 | 10.6% | 83.0% | 2.8% |
| Roy | 2.67 | 40.4 | 9.5% | 26.4% | 9.1% | 1988 | $423 | 27.5% | 90.1% | 5.7% |
| Liberty Hill | 1.68 | 49.1 | 14.7% | 25.9% | 16.0% | 1981 | $624 | 3.4% | 83.0% | 1.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Saline. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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