Rogers vs Salado

A side-by-side comparison of Rogers and Salado: population, income, housing, and more.

Rogers and Salado are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salado has the higher population (2,292 vs 1,450 in Rogers). Salado has the higher median household income ($103,500 vs $70,800 in Rogers). Salado has the higher median home value ($395,400 vs $84,600 in Rogers).

Population, income & housing

	Rogers	Salado
Population	1,450	2,292
Median age	39.7 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,800	$103,500
Median home value	$84,600	$395,400
Median gross rent	$829	$1,181
Housing units	505	992
Homeownership rate	71.2%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.0%	60.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rogers	Salado
Population	1,365 → 1,450 (+6.2%)	3,002 → 2,292 (-23.7%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $70,800 (+31.7%)	$77,500 → $103,500 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$65,900 → $84,600 (+28.4%)	$278,700 → $395,400 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $829 (+11.4%)	$1,048 → $1,181 (+12.7%)

Rogers

Population

1,3651,450

Median household income

$53,750$70,800

Median home value

$65,900$84,600

Median gross rent

$744$829

Salado

Population

3,0022,292

Median household income

$77,500$103,500

Median home value

$278,700$395,400

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rogers	Salado
Under 5	4.7%	12.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	12.8%	3.0%
25 to 34	7.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	17.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	15.9%	15.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.0%
75 and over	4.2%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rogers	Salado
White (non-Hispanic)	49.5%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rogers	Salado
No high school diploma	13.0%	1.7%
High school graduate	40.0%	7.3%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	38.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	22.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rogers	Salado
Drove alone	80.4%	73.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rogers	Salado
1-unit, detached	73.7%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.0%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Rogers	Salado
Poverty rate	25.4%	6.2%
Average household size	3.31	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1972	1991