Roman Forest vs Splendora

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

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

Roman Forest has the higher population (2,832 vs 2,167 in Splendora). Roman Forest has the higher median household income ($120,313 vs $69,000 in Splendora). Roman Forest has the higher median home value ($288,400 vs $250,200 in Splendora).

Population, income & housing

	Roman Forest	Splendora
Population	2,832	2,167
Median age	40.8 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$120,313	$69,000
Median home value	$288,400	$250,200
Median gross rent	$1,899	$1,161
Housing units	1,056	755
Homeownership rate	85.9%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roman Forest	Splendora
Population	1,727 → 2,832 (+64.0%)	1,915 → 2,167 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$95,781 → $120,313 (+25.6%)	$54,569 → $69,000 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$224,800 → $288,400 (+28.3%)	$115,300 → $250,200 (+117.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,223 → $1,899 (+55.3%)	$966 → $1,161 (+20.2%)

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

Splendora

Population

1,9152,167

Median household income

$54,569$69,000

Median home value

$115,300$250,200

Median gross rent

$966$1,161

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roman Forest	Splendora
Under 5	8.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	23.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	12.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	16.5%
35 to 44	15.9%	18.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	7.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.6%
65 to 74	12.9%	5.4%
75 and over	3.5%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roman Forest	Splendora
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	58.8%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.3%	41.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roman Forest	Splendora
No high school diploma	8.0%	15.8%
High school graduate	31.9%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roman Forest	Splendora
Drove alone	82.0%	78.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	13.9%
Public transit	1.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	6.6%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roman Forest	Splendora
1-unit, detached	94.1%	44.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	9.9%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	45.4%

Poverty & households

	Roman Forest	Splendora
Poverty rate	3.8%	16.2%
Average household size	2.77	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	42	32
Median year structure built	2001	1996