Demographics of Slaton city, Texas

Slaton city, Texas had 5,684 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −198 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Slaton city, in four figures

5,684
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,761 ±25.; −3.4%
Change since July 2020: −198 people.; 35.9 ±8.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,676 ±$5,414
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Slaton city, Texas's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Slaton city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Slaton city, Texas's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Slaton city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,882	100.0	100.0
2021	5,817	98.9	100.2
2022	5,744	97.7	100.7
2023	5,684	96.6	101.6
2024	5,682	96.6	102.5
2025	5,684	96.6	103.1

Population of Slaton city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,882	—
2021	5,817	−65
2022	5,744	−73
2023	5,684	−60
2024	5,682	−2
2025	5,684	+2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.9 ±8.2: for men 33.8 ±9.1 and for women 37.3 ±9.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Slaton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	341 ±139	5.9% ±2.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,268 ±301	22.0% ±5.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	438 ±151	7.6% ±2.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,473 ±333	25.6% ±5.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,545 ±354	26.8% ±6.1	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	696 ±178	12.1% ±3.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,676 ±$5,414, and income per person $26,209 ±$4,015, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Slaton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	322 ±124	15.6% ±5.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	471 ±194	22.8% ±9.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	577 ±212	27.9% ±9.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	258 ±106	12.5% ±4.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	317 ±156	15.4% ±7.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7 to 111	0.4% to 5.4%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 112	0.5% to 5.4%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Slaton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	430 to 1,350	7.6% to 23.8%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	180 to 648	12.9% to 38.6%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	123 to 465	4.4% to 15.9%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	56 to 308	5.6% to 25.4%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Slaton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Slaton city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,336 ±269	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±2.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% to 17.7%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.2% ±5.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.8% ±5.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$84,600 ±$7,409	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$994 ±$136	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±6	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Slaton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,122 ±433	54.2% ±7.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,207 ±483	38.3% ±8.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	163 to 595	2.8% to 10.3%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 39	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 1.3%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Slaton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	5,043 ±187	87.5% ±3.2	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	592 ±172	10.3% ±3.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 70	0% to 1.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	21 to 165	0.4% to 2.9%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11 to 155	0.2% to 2.7%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Slaton city among the places of Texas

395th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Slaton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Littlefield city	5,822 ±23
Windcrest city	5,820 ±42
Homestead Meadows North CDP	5,795 ±1,615
Bowie city	5,770 ±18
McGregor city	5,761 ±19
Slaton city	5,761 ±25
Livingston town	5,718 ±21
Shady Hollow CDP	5,709 ±962
Elsa city	5,697 ±17
Kermit city	5,689 ±197
Muleshoe city	5,667 ±542

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026