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Slater, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Slater is a Census city of 1,401 people across 1.91 square miles of land, lying across Story County and Boone County. Median household income is $97,500, 83.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Slater
What Slater is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land733
- County holding the largest share of its areaStory County, 74.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inStory County 74.9 percent, Boone County 25.1 percent
Slater crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Slater
- Population1,401
- Median age39.4
- Population under 18338 plus or minus 77
- Share under 1824.1 percent
- Population 65 and over195
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent
- Households560
- Family households384
- Share of households that are families68.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Slater
- Median household income$97,500 plus or minus $23,378
- Per capita income$43,651
- Civilian labor force793
- Employed784
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over957
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Slater
- Housing units580
- Occupied units560
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied469
- Renter occupied91 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate83.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$232,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$895
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Single family units497
- Share single family85.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more7.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes40 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Slater gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute643
- Commuting under 15 minutes171 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more194 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.2 percent
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home16.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Slater (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,164,700
- Average approval$432,940
- Median approval$321,000
- Largest approval$1,265,200
- Jobs supported69
- Jobs per approval13.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Slater, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Slater
- NFIP communityCity of Slater
- NFIP community number190659
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/15/21
The City of Slater participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190659 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Story County, not Slater
Story County context, not Slater figures
- Establishments in Story County2,162
- Covered employment, Story County47,549
- Average annual pay, Story County$62,615
- Housing units permitted, Story County198
Every figure in this section is published for Story County as a whole and is not a measurement of Slater.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Slater questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Slater, Iowa?
1,401, in 560 households. Slater city covers 1.91 square miles of land, which is 733 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Slater in?
Slater lies in more than one. By area it is 74.9 percent in Story County, 25.1 percent in Boone County. This page sits under Story County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Slater?
$97,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $232,800. Median gross rent is $895 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Slater businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $321,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Slater, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Slater borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Slater. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Slater in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Slater appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Slater, city of, community 190659, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Slater figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Story County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Slater.
Is zoning published for Slater?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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