Moving to Slater, Missouri
Population: 2,083. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,954 (-6.2% change)
Males: 1,000 (48.0%), Females: 1,083 (52.0%)
Saline County
Zip code: 65349
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $25,270
Median house value: $32,300
Population by Race
Races in Slater:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
- Black (9.6%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (17.0%), United States (15.2%), Irish (9.2%), English (7.2%), French (2.5%), Scottish (2.4%).
Elevation: 853 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Slater
- High school or higher: 69.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Slater city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 48.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 12.9%
- Divorced: 14.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -108 (-4.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Slater:
- JOHN FITZGIBBON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MARSHALL, MO)
- COOPER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; BOONVILLE, MO)
- CARROLL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; CARROLLTON, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Slater:
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 65 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 77 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Slater:
- SLATER MEMORIAL (about 1 miles; SLATER, MO; Abbreviation: 9K5)
- MARSHALL MEML MUNI (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MO; Abbreviation: MHL)
- CARROLLTON MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; CARROLLTON, MO; Abbreviation: K26)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Slater:
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 70 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 70 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
Schools
Public high school in Slater:
- SLATER HIGH (Students: 173; Location: 515 N ELM; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Slater:
- ALEXANDER ELEM. (Students: 280; Location: 515 N ELM; Grades: PK – 08)
- OREARVILLE ELEM. (Students: 56; Location: RTE 2; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Slater:
- SLATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,327; Location: 311 N. MAIN; 22,103 books; 46 audio materials; 64 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)