COMPARING TWO PLACES
Slaton vs Lubbock
PLACE A
Slaton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lubbock, Texas
Slaton is 98% smaller than Lubbock. Lubbock earns more, with a median household income $4,219 higher. Lubbock has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -4%).
SLATONLUBBOCKDIFFERENCE
Total population5,684273,071−98% vs Lubbock
Population density1,0531,924−871
Population growth-4.3%12.0%−16.3 pts
Median age35.930.5+5.4
Male45.0%49.0%−4.0 pts
Female55.0%51.0%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born1.6%6.3%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.3%49.6%−11.3 pts
Black6.6%7.7%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino54.2%36.6%+17.5 pts
Asian0.1%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other0.9%3.3%−2.5 pts
Median household income$56,676$60,895−$4,219
Per capita income$26,209$35,237−$9,028
Poverty rate15.7%18.9%−3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%35.1%−25.7 pts
Graduate degree2.7%14.1%−11.4 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.2%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation58.1%66.6%−8.5 pts
Median home value$84,600$212,400−$127,800
Median gross rent$994$1,182−$188
Owner-occupied79.2%51.2%+28.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%9.4%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households39.8%52.2%−12.4 pts
Average commute20.816.3+4.4
Worked from home5.0%7.1%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured17.6%13.6%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025