Slater is a city of 2,066 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. 34.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $85,300, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 44% less than in Missouri as a whole. Median rent is $545 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,479, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Slater
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants72.6% → 53.4%(−19.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age40.1 → 37.5(−2.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate21.4% → 34.0%(+12.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Slater's population equals 8.9% of Saline County's. Its number of households without a car equals 32% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 4.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era71.7%(33)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 46 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Slater, decade by decade
Slater population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,208
$38,632
$61,202
7.6%
26.7
2000
2,083
$46,033
$60,115
10.6%
30.1
2010
1,856
$44,577
$86,314
11.4%
25.1
2020
1,834
$37,813
$79,752
15.8%
38.7
2024
2,066
$39,479
$85,300
13.7%
55.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
