Slaton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,698 people and two associated neighborhoods, Slaton is the 344th largest community in Texas.

Of important note, Slaton is also a city of artists. Slaton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Slaton’s character.

Being a small city, Slaton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Slaton has a very low overall level of education: only 9.37% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Slaton in 2022 was $26,209, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,836 for a family of four. However, Slaton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Slaton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Slaton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Slaton, accounting for 54.19% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Slaton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Slaton include English, German, Irish, Haitian, and Welsh.

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