| Slater | |
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| Population 2002: | 1,370 |
| Population 2000: | 1,306 |
| Area codes: | 515 |
| Population growth: | +64 (+4.90%) |
| Foreign born: | 1.5 |
| Land area: | 1.2 square miles |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.1%), Retail trade (12.1%), Manufacturing (10.2%). |
| County: | Story |
| Races | |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 99.5% |
| Marital Status | |
| Now married: | 64.5% |
| Never married: | 18.4% |
| Divorced: | 8.8% |
| Widowed: | 8.0% |
| Separated: | 0.2% |
| Median | |
| House value: | $96,300 |
| Household income: | $45,417 |
| Resident age: | 37.7 years |
| Slater Compared to Iowa State Average | |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | below |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Education | |
| High school or higher: | 93.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 25.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.8% |
| Unemployed: | 2.3% |
| Crime Statistics | |
| Ancestries | |
| German: | 35.3% |
| Norwegian: | 22.9% |
| Irish: | 11.6% |
| English: | 9.6% |
| United States: | 5.6% |
| Swedish: | 4.5% |
| Nearby City | Distance from Slater to... | Population in 2002 |
| Sheldahl, IA | 1.33 miles (2.14 km) | 335 |
| Huxley, IA | 4.18 miles (6.73 km) | 2,462 |
| Kelley, IA | 5.08 miles (8.18 km) | 309 |
| Alleman, IA | 5.30 miles (8.53 km) | 432 |
| Madrid, IA | 7.45 miles (12.00 km) | 2,367 |
| Polk City, IA | 7.57 miles (12.18 km) | 2,440 |
| Cambridge, IA | 7.83 miles (12.59 km) | 816 |
| Elkhart, IA | 10.03 miles (16.15 km) | 369 |
| Ankeny, IA | 10.91 miles (17.55 km) | 29,866 |
| Granger, IA | 11.03 miles (17.75 km) | 614 |
| Ames, IA | 11.27 miles (18.13 km) | 50,913 |
| Woodward, IA | 12.62 miles (20.30 km) | 1,218 |
| Johnston, IA | 14.19 miles (22.84 km) | 10,011 |
| Grimes, IA | 14.33 miles (23.06 km) | 5,399 |
| Maxwell, IA | 14.39 miles (23.17 km) | 810 |
| Nevada, IA | 15.36 miles (24.72 km) | 6,686 |
| Gilbert, IA | 15.92 miles (25.62 km) | 1,003 |
| Boone, IA | 16.31 miles (26.24 km) | 12,802 |
| Bondurant, IA | 16.58 miles (26.68 km) | 1,956 |
| Urbandale, IA | 17.46 miles (28.09 km) | 31,152 |
| Clive, IA | 19.15 miles (30.81 km) | 13,557 |
| Collins, IA | 19.24 miles (30.97 km) | 496 |
| Des Moines, IA | 19.51 miles (31.39 km) | 198,076 |
| Altoona, IA | 19.57 miles (31.49 km) | 10,953 |
| Dallas Center, IA | 19.78 miles (31.83 km) | 1,624 |