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Population (year 2000): 6,109. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,727 (-6.3% change)
Males: 2,854 (46.7%), Females: 3,255 (53.3%)
Lubbock County
Zip code:
79364
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $25,915 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,700 (year 2000)
Races in Slaton:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.0%)
- Hispanic (42.3%)
- Other race (17.1%)
- Black (7.8%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (19.0%), German
(6.6%), English (3.4%), Irish (3.2%).
Elevation: 3081 feet
Land area: 5.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Slaton
- High school or higher: 60.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Slaton city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 9.5%
3.3% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-0.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Slaton:
- IHS HOSPITAL AT LUBBOCK (about 17 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
- HIGHLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
- COVENANT CHILDREN HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LUBBOCK,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Slaton:
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 19 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL (about 111 miles; MIDLAND, TX;
ID: MAF)
- LEA COUNTY RGNL (about 121 miles; HOBBS, NM; ID:
HOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Slaton:
- SLATON MUNI (about 4 miles; SLATON, TX; ID: F49)
- TOWN & COUNTRY AIRPARK (about 12 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
ID: F82)
- T-BAR (about 23 miles; TAHOKA, TX; ID: 2F4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Slaton:
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 22,439)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 55 miles; LEVELLAND, TX;
FT enrollment: 3,851)
- MIDLAND COLLEGE (about 102 miles; MIDLAND, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,800)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 121 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,876)
- ODESSA COLLEGE (about 122 miles; ODESSA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,555)
Public high school in Slaton:
- SLATON H S (Students: 364; Location: 105 N
20TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Slaton:
- WEST WARD EL (Students: 513; Location: 615 W
LUBBOCK ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- SLATON J H (Students: 335; Location: 300 W
JEAN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- AUSTIN EL (Students: 190; Location: 740 S 7TH
ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- LUBBOCK CO J J A E P (Students: 1; Location:
300 S 9TH ST; Grades: 04 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Slaton:
- ST JOSEPH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 94;
Location: 1305 W DIVISION ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Slaton:
- SLATON CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$37,749; Location: 200 W LYNN ST; 8,923 books; 47 audio
materials; 32 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)
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