Roman Forest vs Shenandoah

A side-by-side comparison of Roman Forest and Shenandoah: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shenandoah has the higher population (3,597 vs 2,832 in Roman Forest). Roman Forest has the higher median household income ($120,313 vs $67,422 in Shenandoah). Shenandoah has the higher median home value ($396,000 vs $288,400 in Roman Forest).

Population, income & housing

	Roman Forest	Shenandoah
Population	2,832	3,597
Median age	40.8 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	$120,313	$67,422
Median home value	$288,400	$396,000
Median gross rent	$1,899	$1,325
Housing units	1,056	1,918
Homeownership rate	85.9%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	45.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roman Forest	Shenandoah
Population	1,727 → 2,832 (+64.0%)	2,887 → 3,597 (+24.6%)
Median household income	$95,781 → $120,313 (+25.6%)	$80,451 → $67,422 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$224,800 → $288,400 (+28.3%)	$261,000 → $396,000 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,223 → $1,899 (+55.3%)	$1,071 → $1,325 (+23.7%)

Roman Forest

Population

1,7272,832

Median household income

$95,781$120,313

Median home value

$224,800$288,400

Median gross rent

$1,223$1,899

Shenandoah

Population

2,8873,597

Median household income

$80,451$67,422

Median home value

$261,000$396,000

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roman Forest	Shenandoah
Under 5	8.1%	1.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	8.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	1.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.9%
35 to 44	15.9%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.3%	6.3%
55 to 64	11.8%	17.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	26.1%
75 and over	3.5%	18.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roman Forest	Shenandoah
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	69.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	9.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roman Forest	Shenandoah
No high school diploma	8.0%	2.9%
High school graduate	31.9%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roman Forest	Shenandoah
Drove alone	82.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	3.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	19.9%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roman Forest	Shenandoah
1-unit, detached	94.1%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	22.9%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Roman Forest	Shenandoah
Poverty rate	3.8%	8.3%
Average household size	2.77	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	42	26
Median year structure built	2001	2002