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Slaton, TX

5,811 Population
5.4 square miles 1,076.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33 ±8.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 32.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$23,584 ±$3,373 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: $34,458 ±$780
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$54,380 ±$4,184 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: $62,288 ±$1,319
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

16.1% ±6.8% (923  ±388) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 17% 57,939 (±0.8% / ±2,696)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

20 minutes ±3 (43,950  ±9,810) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 17.6 2,789,880 (±0.4 / ±72,080)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

2,038 ±256 Number of households
  • the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 138,525 ±992
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.8 ±0.4 (5,724  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 2.5 339,679 (±0 / ±426)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

2.6% ±2.1% (37  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 5.1% † 4,670 (±0.7% / ±601)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

2,271 ±273 Number of housing units
  • the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 154,226 ±216
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$86,400 ±$8,952 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: $188,700 ±$3,914
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

11.2% ±6.2% (643  ±355.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 20.3% 71,091 (±1% / ±3,346.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

82.6% ±9% (2,979  ±494.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 87.5% 188,003 (±1.5% / ±3,249.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
11.5% ±3.5% (414  ±135.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 31.4% 67,363 (±0.9% / ±1,928.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.7% ±3.6% (332  ±207) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 6.3% 22,194 (±0.5% / ±1,678)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

1.7% ±1.3% (70  ±53) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in the Lubbock, TX Metro Area: 5.4% 14,470 (±0.3% / ±850)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
70 Total veterans ±53 70 Male ±53 N/A Female ±21

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