COMPARING TWO PLACES
Slater vs Boone
PLACE A
Slater, Wyoming
VS
PLACE B
Boone, Colorado
Slater is 68% smaller than Boone. Boone earns more, with a median household income $70,465 higher. Slater has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -10%).
SLATERBOONEDIFFERENCE
Total population99305−68% vs Boone
Population density1805−803
Population growth-2.5%-10.0%+7.5 pts
Median age83.357.5+25.8
Male75.8%48.1%+27.7 pts
Female24.2%51.9%−27.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic100.0%56.1%+43.9 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%43.9%−43.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.0%Even
Median household income$7,328$77,793−$70,465
Per capita income$20,740$36,994−$16,254
Poverty rate70.7%18.7%+52.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.340+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%12.7%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation0.0%29.9%−29.9 pts
Median home value$85,900$45,200+$40,700
Median gross rent$0$1,250−$1,250
Owner-occupied100.0%82.2%+17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%31.4%−31.4 pts
Rent-burdened households–25.0%–
Average commute10.529.7−19.2
Worked from home0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024