Slaton

Population: 5,811
Median household income: $54,380
Median home value: $86,400

Located in Lubbock County, Texas, Slaton is a community with a population of 5,811. At $54,380, its median household income sits below Lubbock County's $63,367.

From 2019 to 2023, Slaton's population declined 2.5% from 5,960 to 5,811, while its median home value rose 16.6% from $74,100 to $86,400.

79.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,811
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $54,380
Median home value: $86,400
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 2,271
Homeownership rate: 71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9605,811

Median household income

$36,295$54,380

Median home value

$74,100$86,400

Median gross rent

$761$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,960	$36,295	$74,100	$761
2020	5,953	$40,300	$74,400	$826
2021	5,886	$47,050	$81,000	$909
2022	5,859	$54,278	$84,100	$1,023
2023	5,811	$54,380	$86,400	$1,042

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	444	7.6%
5 to 17	1,210	20.8%
18 to 24	552	9.5%
25 to 34	809	13.9%
35 to 44	646	11.1%
45 to 54	552	9.5%
55 to 64	782	13.5%
65 to 74	515	8.9%
75 and over	301	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,651	45.6%
Black or African American	428	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,719	46.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	626	17.4%
High school graduate	1,364	37.8%
Some college or associate's	1,201	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	339	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	75	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,896	83.0%
Carpooled	222	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	84	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	642	29.2%
15 to 29 min	1,097	49.8%
30 to 44 min	393	17.8%
45 to 59 min	18	0.8%
60+ min	52	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 16.1% (923 of 5,736)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,322	64.9%
Nonfamily households	716	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,038	89.7%
Vacant	233	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,461	71.7%
Renter-occupied	577	28.3%

1-unit, detached79.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,797	79.1%
1-unit, attached	13	0.6%
2 to 4 units	122	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	41	1.8%
Mobile home & other	298	13.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4868180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 33.4455, -101.6509