People QuickFacts Salina Kansas Population, 2006 estimate 46,140 2,764,075 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 0.8% 2.8% Population, 2000 45,679 2,688,418 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.1% 7.0% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.9% 26.5% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.3% 13.3% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.1% 50.6%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 87.8% 86.1% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.6% 5.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6% 0.9% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.0% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.3% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 6.7% 7.0%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.3% 52.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.5% 5.0% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.7% 8.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.1% 86.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 20.3% 25.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 13.9 19.0  Housing units, 2000 19,599 1,131,200 Homeownership rate, 2000 66.1% 69.2% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $83,900 $83,500  Households, 2000 18,523 1,037,891 Persons per household, 2000 2.39 2.51 Median household income, 1999 $36,066 $40,624 Per capita money income, 1999 $18,593 $20,506 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 9.6% 9.9%     Business QuickFacts Salina Kansas Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 378,140 44,117,100 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 758,938 26,505,396 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $16,490 $9,772 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 80,972 3,196,947 Total number of firms, 2002 3,983 219,378 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 2.0% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.6% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 33.0% 27.2%      Geography QuickFacts Salina Kansas Land area, 2000 (square miles) 22 81,814 Persons per square mile, 2000 2,009.6 32.9 FIPS Code 62700 20 Counties Saline County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts