place

Salado, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Salado, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

2,292

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$107,679

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-20.9% since 2018

Salado lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,870 (84.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race231 (10.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races49 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone47 (2.1%)
  • Asian Alone18 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone5 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish70
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic8
  3. 3.Other Indo-European8
  4. 4.Korean4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

221

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$66,827

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care293
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management139
  3. 3.Public Administration120
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities99
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate78

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations508
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations164
  3. 3.Service Occupations96
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations86
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations47

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.57×)120
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.27×)293
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.14×)139

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$395,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,181/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

88.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999205 (25.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999169 (21.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999126 (15.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99990 (11.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99960 (7.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99943 (5.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

98.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$61,197

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone748 (73.8%)
  • Worked at Home145 (14.3%)
  • Carpooled109 (10.7%)
  • Walked6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other6 (0.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.