Kansas · Census place 62700
Salina, KS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Salina, Kansas (Salina, KS — Census place “Salina city”) is 46,432 residents, ranking #10 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $60,624, the median home is worth $164,500 and median gross rent runs $911 a month. Looking for the Salina Kansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Salina, KS: 67401.
- Population
- 46,432Salina city residents
- Median household income
- $60,624Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $164,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $911Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
Salina ZIP codes (Kansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Salina.
The Salina KS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Salina city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Salina city median would spend about 18% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Salina city, KS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Salina city is a small city in Kansas, with 46,432 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #10 of 740 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 39.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Salina city earn a median of $60,624 a year, 22.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% below the $63,750 median for the 200 Kansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Salina city is valued at $164,500, 45.8% below the national figure and 25% above the $131,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $911 a month, 35.2% below the national figure, or roughly $10,932 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kansas.
- Hutchinson city 39,837
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- Leawood city 33,844
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- Garden City city 27,781
- Lawrence city 95,459
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Salina city?
- Salina city has 46,432 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #10 of 740 in Kansas.
- What is the median household income in Salina city?
- Median household income in Salina city is $60,624 a year, 22.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Salina city?
- Median gross rent is $911 a month and the median home value is $164,500, so rent absorbs about 18% of median household income.
- Is Salina city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Salina city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Salina city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.