COMPARING TWO PLACES
Slaton vs Brownfield
PLACE A
Slaton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brownfield, Texas
Slaton is 35% smaller than Brownfield. Slaton earns more, with a median household income $14,526 higher.
SLATONBROWNFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population5,6848,762−35% vs Brownfield
Population density1,0531,346−293
Population growth-4.3%-7.5%+3.2 pts
Median age35.937.9−2.0
Male45.0%55.4%−10.4 pts
Female55.0%44.6%+10.4 pts
Foreign-born1.6%7.0%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.3%29.8%+8.5 pts
Black6.6%3.8%+2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino54.2%65.0%−10.8 pts
Asian0.1%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.9%1.2%−0.4 pts
Median household income$56,676$42,150+$14,526
Per capita income$26,209$23,518+$2,691
Poverty rate15.7%21.2%−5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%7.7%+1.7 pts
Graduate degree2.7%1.5%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.1%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation58.1%55.6%+2.5 pts
Median home value$84,600$100,600−$16,000
Median gross rent$994$811+$183
Owner-occupied79.2%66.4%+12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%7.3%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households39.8%48.9%−9.1 pts
Average commute20.821.8−1.0
Worked from home5.0%3.5%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.6%23.4%−5.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025