Salina

Population & Demographics

Salina, KS

Salina is home to 46,307 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,569 resident workers commute each day.

KansasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
46,307
people
Population

46,307 residents

Median age 39.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Salina population & demographics

Who lives in Salina — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
46,307
Median age
39.3yrs
Median household income
$61,783
Median home value
$173,200
Median gross rent
$959/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.7%
Poverty rate
13.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Salina

How Salina breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White76.2%
Hispanic or Latino13.8%
Two or more races4.3%
Black3.8%
Asian1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Some other race0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Salina

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Salina.

Salina at a glance
Employed Residents
21,569
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
31.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
61.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Wichita
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Salina proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Salina commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

90 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Salina

21,569 commutes, one dot at a time

Salina

Where 21,569 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Salina, by worker count.

1Salina0.0 mi13,252
2Wichita79.7 mi733
3Manhattan60.4 mi492
4Topeka104.2 mi441
5McPherson31.2 mi254
6Abilene22.1 mi203
7Hutchinson54.8 mi177
8Junction City43.6 mi162

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Salina.

1Salina0.0 mi13,252
2Wichita79.7 mi740
3Abilene22.1 mi433
4Hutchinson54.8 mi384
5Manhattan60.4 mi375
6Lindsborg17.5 mi334
7Junction City43.6 mi260
8Minneapolis21.5 mi250

Top industries

The sectors that employ Salina’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.9%
MFManufacturing13.6%
RTRetail Trade11.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.9%
EDEducational Services8.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.0%
PAPublic Administration5.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.9%
COConstruction3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Salina

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps97%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Salina

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