Slater, MO Demographics

Population 2,428 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Slater

Household size in Slater

Household size, people per household
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–102.402.492.68
2010–142.522.522.73
2015–192.352.502.71
2020–242.722.492.65
Change+0.32−0.00−0.03
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At 2.72 people per household, Slater sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in Missouri as a whole, where it has 2.49 people. Household size has climbed from 2.40 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Slater

Median age, years
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–1043.338.437.7
2010–1443.539.238.6
2015–1943.940.039.6
2020–2438.940.140.1
Change−4.4+1.7+2.3
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Half of the people in Slater are younger than 38.9 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Slater

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–1014.5%11.3%12.3%
2010–1413.2%11.4%12.3%
2015–199.3%10.9%11.6%
2020–247.9%11.0%11.6%
Change−6.6 pts−0.3 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Slater: 7.9% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Slater

Renters in Slater

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–1022.8%30.0%33.3%
2010–1422.0%32.1%35.6%
2015–1934.4%33.2%36.0%
2020–2441.9%31.9%34.8%
Change+19.0 pts+1.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Just over four in ten households in Slater rent their homes (41.9%), above the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 55.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Slater

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–1018.1%11.6%11.4%
2010–1419.5%12.0%11.4%
2015–1920.2%12.2%11.1%
2020–2425.4%10.5%9.6%
Change+7.3 pts−1.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Slater: 25.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Slater

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–10195119741974
2010–14195719751975
2015–19195819761977
2020–24196419781980
Change+13+4+6
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The housing in Slater is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1964, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Slater

Rent, per month
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–10$452$740$965
2010–14$450$816$1,040
2015–19$646$899$1,213
2020–24$589$1,122$1,571
Change+$136+$383+$606
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Rent in Slater runs $589 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 27.9% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Slater

Bachelor's degrees in Slater

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–1012.0%26.0%28.4%
2010–1412.1%27.3%29.6%
2015–1914.2%29.6%32.1%
2020–2415.6%32.6%35.6%
Change+3.6 pts+6.6 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Slater: 15.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Slater

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–1075.7%86.8%84.9%
2010–1481.1%88.3%86.1%
2015–1983.3%90.0%87.7%
2020–2481.6%91.8%89.3%
Change+5.8 pts+5.1 pts+4.3 pts
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Nearly one in five adults in Slater never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Slater

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodSlaterMissouriU.S.
2006–106.8%7.4%8.1%
2010–147.9%8.4%9.4%
2015–195.4%4.6%5.6%
2020–241.7%4.1%5.4%
Change−5.1 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Slater has been strong: just 1.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Slater compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Slater2.7238.97.9%41.9%25.4%1964$58915.6%81.6%1.7%
Gilliam2.6833.416.9%16.3%23.1%1967$65220.2%88.4%2.8%
Orearville2.6146.73.4%11.3%30.9%1963$83333.0%91.9%1.5%
Sharon2.5043.010.4%23.2%24.4%1960$55422.5%92.9%1.7%
Saline City2.8038.67.0%13.5%29.9%1960$84430.1%90.7%0.9%
Miami2.4546.87.1%23.1%24.8%1959$59324.0%94.0%2.0%
Stanhope2.4646.37.6%25.8%25.2%1957$54523.9%94.4%1.2%
Marshall2.7432.212.0%33.3%16.6%1970$88427.0%86.0%3.9%
Napton2.3057.14.2%7.4%23.8%1976$73526.6%87.7%3.2%
Glasgow2.5046.25.5%15.8%16.4%1970$55226.6%91.9%3.5%
Arrow Rock2.8039.14.0%13.0%32.8%1957$94331.9%92.1%0.0%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Slater. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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