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Silver City, NM Urban Area

12,137 Population
10.8 square miles 1,128.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.6 ±6.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,296 ±$4,242 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$45,444 ±$8,377 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.8% ±5.7% (2,452  ±686) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15 minutes ±2.3 (59,560  ±13,078) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,929 ±415 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.3 (11,811  ±714) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.2% ±5% (152  ±124) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,274 ±412 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$195,000 ±$26,816 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.1% ±3.6% (1,333  ±441.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.9% ±6% (7,888  ±744) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33% ±4.2% (2,867  ±408.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.7% ±2.6% (693  ±321) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.2% ±2.8% (975  ±275) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
975 Total veterans ±275 824 Male ±213 151 Female ±129

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