Slater

Population: 1,498
Median household income: $87,708
Median home value: $222,000

Slater is a community in Story County, Iowa, home to 1,498 residents. Its median household income of $87,708 runs above the Story County figure of $69,006.

From 2019 to 2023, Slater's population declined 5.5% from 1,585 to 1,498, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $164,300 to $222,000.

Households average 2.52 people. The median gross rent is $877.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,498
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $87,708
Median home value: $222,000
Median gross rent: $877
Housing units: 615
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5851,498

Median household income

$74,219$87,708

Median home value

$164,300$222,000

Median gross rent

$744$877

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,585	$74,219	$164,300	$744
2020	1,463	$72,625	$167,800	$774
2021	1,540	$79,000	$179,000	$765
2022	1,546	$87,955	$201,800	$878
2023	1,498	$87,708	$222,000	$877

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	5.7%
5 to 17	288	19.2%
18 to 24	123	8.2%
25 to 34	147	9.8%
35 to 44	231	15.4%
45 to 54	179	11.9%
55 to 64	221	14.8%
65 to 74	128	8.5%
75 and over	96	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,397	93.3%
Black or African American	7	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate21.8%

Some college or associate's43.0%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	1.2%
High school graduate	218	21.8%
Some college or associate's	431	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	226	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	115	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home14.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	620	74.7%
Carpooled	73	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.4%
Bicycle	3	0.4%
Worked from home	122	14.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	204	28.8%
15 to 29 min	295	41.7%
30 to 44 min	171	24.2%
45 to 59 min	14	2.0%
60+ min	24	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 5.4% (80 of 1,493)

	Count	Share
Family households	423	71.1%
Nonfamily households	172	28.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	595	96.7%
Vacant	20	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	515	86.6%
Renter-occupied	80	13.4%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	507	82.4%
1-unit, attached	20	3.3%
2 to 4 units	43	7.0%
5 to 19 units	13	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1973515
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8807, -93.6912