Slaton vs Wolfforth

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

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

Wolfforth has the higher population (6,189 vs 5,811 in Slaton). Wolfforth has the higher median household income ($92,143 vs $54,380 in Slaton). Wolfforth has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $86,400 in Slaton).

Population, income & housing

	Slaton	Wolfforth
Population	5,811	6,189
Median age	33.0 yrs	30.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,380	$92,143
Median home value	$86,400	$245,000
Median gross rent	$1,042	$1,430
Housing units	2,271	2,225
Homeownership rate	71.7%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Slaton	Wolfforth
Population	5,960 → 5,811 (-2.5%)	4,821 → 6,189 (+28.4%)
Median household income	$36,295 → $54,380 (+49.8%)	$81,636 → $92,143 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$74,100 → $86,400 (+16.6%)	$184,200 → $245,000 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $1,042 (+36.9%)	$1,104 → $1,430 (+29.5%)

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

Wolfforth

Population

4,8216,189

Median household income

$81,636$92,143

Median home value

$184,200$245,000

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,430

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Slaton	Wolfforth
Under 5	7.6%	10.9%
5 to 17	20.8%	25.6%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.1%	18.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	6.3%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.6%
75 and over	5.2%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Slaton	Wolfforth
White (non-Hispanic)	45.6%	63.3%
Black or African American	7.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	46.8%	33.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Slaton	Wolfforth
No high school diploma	17.4%	2.2%
High school graduate	37.8%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Slaton	Wolfforth
Drove alone	83.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	9.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Slaton	Wolfforth
1-unit, detached	79.1%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Slaton	Wolfforth
Poverty rate	16.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.81	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1963	2003