Idalou vs Slaton

A side-by-side comparison of Idalou and Slaton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Slaton has the higher population (5,811 vs 2,389 in Idalou). Idalou has the higher median household income ($70,655 vs $54,380 in Slaton). Idalou has the higher median home value ($175,700 vs $86,400 in Slaton).

Population, income & housing

	Idalou	Slaton
Population	2,389	5,811
Median age	37.4 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,655	$54,380
Median home value	$175,700	$86,400
Median gross rent	$672	$1,042
Housing units	1,008	2,271
Homeownership rate	68.3%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idalou	Slaton
Population	2,018 → 2,389 (+18.4%)	5,960 → 5,811 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$58,077 → $70,655 (+21.7%)	$36,295 → $54,380 (+49.8%)
Median home value	$109,300 → $175,700 (+60.8%)	$74,100 → $86,400 (+16.6%)
Median gross rent	$480 → $672 (+40.0%)	$761 → $1,042 (+36.9%)

Idalou

Population

2,0182,389

Median household income

$58,077$70,655

Median home value

$109,300$175,700

Median gross rent

$480$672

Slaton

Population

5,9605,811

Median household income

$36,295$54,380

Median home value

$74,100$86,400

Median gross rent

$761$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idalou	Slaton
Under 5	5.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	23.0%	20.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.9%
75 and over	14.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idalou	Slaton
White (non-Hispanic)	41.3%	45.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	57.0%	46.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idalou	Slaton
No high school diploma	13.4%	17.4%
High school graduate	30.1%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idalou	Slaton
Drove alone	79.5%	83.0%
Carpooled	14.7%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idalou	Slaton
1-unit, detached	84.7%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Idalou	Slaton
Poverty rate	13.1%	16.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1973	1963