Sloan is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,078 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sloan is the 345th largest community in Iowa.

A relatively large number of people in Sloan telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Sloan is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Sloan who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.78% of adults in Sloan have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sloan in 2022 was $49,014, which is wealthy relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $196,056 for a family of four. However, Sloan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sloan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sloan residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Sloan include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Sloan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Polish.