Slater, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,556
Male Share of the Population	48.5%
Female Share of the Population	51.5%
Senior Citizens	13.4%
Employed Population 16+	797
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	63.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	31.9%
Median Earnings25+	$43,690
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$40,227

Wealth

Median Family Income	$88,125
% Above Poverty Level	95.5%
% Below Poverty Level	4.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	3.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	23.4%
Median Gross Rent	$758
Median House Value	$159,200

Ancestry

German	36.7%
Norwegian	15.3%
Irish	14%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.5%
English	7.8%
Swedish	4.3%
Swiss	2%
Dutch	2%
French Except Basque	1.9%
Italian	1.7%
Scottish	1.5%
Danishn	1.5%
Czech	1.3%
Welsh	1.2%
Polish	0.8%
Hungarian	0.2%
African	0.2%
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Slater Almanac

Category	Value
County	Story County
Standard Zip Codes	50244
Phone Area Codes	515
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.88
Approximate Longitude	-93.68

Slater Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	AMES 8 WSW
Distance	10.6 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 27 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	34 inches

Station	ANKENY
Distance	12.5 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 28 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	39 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.3 inches

Station	PERRY
Distance	22.8 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 28 F
Apr Temp	36 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	31.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Alleman	383	$97,321
Huxley	3,672	$106,632
Kelley	292	$85,000
Madrid	2,584	$72,292
Polk City	4,481	$100,764
Sheldahl	273	$82,813

Slater Public Libraries

Slater Public Library
105 N TAMA
Slater, Iowa
(515) 228-3558

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Slater Public Schools

West Elementary
105 E Main St
ZIP: 50244
(515) 228-3890
Primary
Total Enrollment 451

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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