Salado

Population: 2,292
Median household income: $103,500
Median home value: $395,400

Located in Bell County, Texas, Salado is a community with a population of 2,292. The median household income of $103,500 is above the Bell County median ($66,051).

Between 2019 and 2023, Salado's population declined 23.7% from 3,002 to 2,292, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $278,700 to $395,400.

The median gross rent is $1,181. 60.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,292
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $103,500
Median home value: $395,400
Median gross rent: $1,181
Housing units: 992
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0022,292

Median household income

$77,500$103,500

Median home value

$278,700$395,400

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,181

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,002	$77,500	$278,700	$1,048
2020	2,848	$79,419	$291,800	$1,074
2021	2,635	$80,107	$312,600	$1,082
2022	2,585	$89,348	$365,200	$1,029
2023	2,292	$103,500	$395,400	$1,181

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

Age distribution

Under 512.0%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	274	12.0%
5 to 17	265	11.6%
18 to 24	68	3.0%
25 to 34	279	12.2%
35 to 44	184	8.0%
45 to 54	356	15.5%
55 to 64	276	12.0%
65 to 74	253	11.0%
75 and over	337	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,872	81.7%
Black or African American	8	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	15	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	1.5%
Two or more races	107	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	252	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate7.3%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree38.3%

Graduate or professional degree22.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	1.7%
High school graduate	123	7.3%
Some college or associate's	514	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	646	38.3%
Graduate or professional degree	374	22.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	748	73.8%
Carpooled	109	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	145	14.3%
Other means	6	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	268	30.8%
15 to 29 min	279	32.1%
30 to 44 min	194	22.3%
45 to 59 min	69	7.9%
60+ min	59	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 6.2% (143 of 2,292)

	Count	Share
Family households	669	74.7%
Nonfamily households	227	25.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	896	90.3%
Vacant	96	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	793	88.5%
Renter-occupied	103	11.5%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	855	86.2%
1-unit, attached	89	9.0%
2 to 4 units	5	0.5%
5 to 19 units	25	2.5%
20 or more units	5	0.5%
Mobile home & other	13	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4864268
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 30.9484, -97.5283