Saline, Nebraska                                
                                   1982-92                                    
                                                                              
                                                                              
    Saline is one of the 93 counties in Nebraska.  It  is  not  part  of  a   
    Metropolitan  Area.  Its  1992  population of 12,700 ranked 22nd in the   
    State.                                                                    
                                                                              
  PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME                                                  
    In 1992, Saline had a per capita personal  income  (PCPI)  of  $17,466.   
    This  PCPI  ranked  55th  in the State, and was 92 percent of the State   
    average ($18,974) and 87 percent of the national average ($20,105).  In   
    1982,  Saline's  PCPI  of $11,317 ranked 14th in the State. The average   
    annual growth rate of PCPI over the past 10 years was 4.4 percent.  The   
    average  annual  growth  rate for the State was 5.8 percent and for the   
    nation was 5.7 percent.                                                   
                                                                              
  TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME                                                       
    In 1992, Saline had a total personal income (TPI)  of  $220,991*.  This   
    TPI ranked 24th in the State and accounted for 0.7 percent of the State   
    total. In 1982, Saline's TPI of $149,276* ranked 22nd in the State. The   
    average  annual  growth  rate  of  TPI  over  the past 10 years was 4.0   
    percent. The average annual growth rate for the State was  5.9  percent   
    and for the nation was 6.7 percent.                                       
                                                                              
  COMPONENTS OF TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME                                         
    Total personal income (TPI) includes the earnings (wages and  salaries,   
    other  labor income, and proprietors' income); dividends, interest, and   
    rent; and transfer payments received by the  residents  of  Saline.  In   
    1992,  earnings were 63.8 percent of TPI (compared with 59.8 percent in   
    1982); dividends, interest, and rent were 19.4 percent  (compared  with   
    26.0  percent  in  1982);  and  transfer  payments  were  16.8  percent   
    (compared with 14.3 percent in  1982).  From  1982  to  1992,  earnings   
    increased  on  average  4.7 percent each year; dividends, interest, and   
    rent increased on average 1.0 percent; and transfer payments  increased   
    on average 5.7 percent.                                                   
                                                                              
  EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY                                                        
    Earnings of persons employed in Saline increased from $106,123* in 1982   
    to $169,632* in 1992, an average annual growth rate of 4.8 percent. The   
    largest industries in 1992 were non-durable goods manufacturing,  which   
    accounted for 31.5 percent of earnings; farm, 13.8 percent; and durable   
    goods manufacturing, 12.1 percent. In 1982, the largest industries were   
    non-durable  goods  manufacturing, with 32.5 percent of earnings; farm,   
    19.2 percent; and state and  local  government,  9.2  percent.  Of  the   
    industries  that  accounted for at least 5 percent of earnings in 1992,   
    the slowest growing from 1982 to 1992 was farm, which increased  at  an   
    average  annual  rate  of  1.4  percent;  the fastest was durable goods   
    manufacturing, which  increased  at  an  average  annual  rate  of  8.5   
    percent.                                                                  
                                                                              
  * All income estimates with the exception of PCPI  are  in  thousands  of   
    dollars.                                                                  
                                      Regional  Economic Information System   
                                      Bureau of Economic Analysis