Roland vs Slater

A side-by-side comparison of Roland and Slater: population, income, housing, and more.

Roland and Slater are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Slater has the higher population (1,498 vs 1,458 in Roland). Slater has the higher median household income ($87,708 vs $84,779 in Roland). Slater has the higher median home value ($222,000 vs $173,100 in Roland).

Population, income & housing

	Roland	Slater
Population	1,458	1,498
Median age	41.9 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$84,779	$87,708
Median home value	$173,100	$222,000
Median gross rent	$983	$877
Housing units	702	615
Homeownership rate	85.6%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.6%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roland	Slater
Population	1,408 → 1,458 (+3.6%)	1,585 → 1,498 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$76,413 → $84,779 (+10.9%)	$74,219 → $87,708 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$146,300 → $173,100 (+18.3%)	$164,300 → $222,000 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $983 (+59.8%)	$744 → $877 (+17.9%)

Roland

Population

1,4081,458

Median household income

$76,413$84,779

Median home value

$146,300$173,100

Median gross rent

$615$983

Slater

Population

1,5851,498

Median household income

$74,219$87,708

Median home value

$164,300$222,000

Median gross rent

$744$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roland	Slater
Under 5	6.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	4.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.5%
75 and over	5.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roland	Slater
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roland	Slater
No high school diploma	1.4%	1.2%
High school graduate	21.7%	21.8%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roland	Slater
Drove alone	84.7%	74.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.1%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roland	Slater
1-unit, detached	92.5%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Roland	Slater
Poverty rate	0.6%	5.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1958	1972