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Silver City Consolidated Schools, NM

20,598 Population
2,919.3 square miles 7.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.6 ±2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Grant County: 49.5 ±0.5
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Mexico: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,610 ±$2,789 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Grant County: $31,209 ±$2,061
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $36,218 ±$281
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,583 ±$4,688 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Grant County: $44,958 ±$4,212
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Mexico: $64,059 ±$808
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.7% ±3.5% (3,750  ±703) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Grant County: 19.5% † 5,268 (±2.9% / ±789)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 17.8% 370,915 (±0.4% / ±8,323)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.3 minutes ±1.6 (111,795  ±15,329) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Grant County: 17.9 151,265 (±1.5 / ±17,758)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Mexico: 23.5 18,878,416 (±0.3 / ±270,635)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,431 ±421 Number of households
  • Grant County: 11,295 ±395
  • New Mexico: 837,414 ±2,650
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (20,067  ±643) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Grant County: 2.4 27,025 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • a little less than the figure in New Mexico: 2.5 2,077,201
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.2% ±3.4% (152  ±124) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Grant County: 3.4% † 167 (±2.5% / ±126)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Mexico: 5.3% 24,992 (±0.3% / ±1,586)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,566 ±353 Number of housing units
  • Grant County: 14,755 ±23
  • New Mexico: 956,964 ±262
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$197,800 ±$19,804 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Grant County: $175,600 ±$11,370
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Mexico: $248,100 ±$1,957
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9% ±2.5% (1,838  ±511.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Grant County: 8.1% † 2,241 (±2% / ±557.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Mexico: 11.9% 249,702 (±0.3% / ±6,323.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.9% ±5.2% (14,010  ±931.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Grant County: 90.7% 18,654 (±5% / ±1,032.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 88% 1,286,568 (±0.6% / ±9,220.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.9% ±3.2% (5,022  ±510.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Grant County: 30.7% 6,309 (±2.9% / ±590.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Mexico: 31% 452,729 (±0.4% / ±5,455.3)
  • 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

4.6% ±1.8% (941  ±373) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Grant County: 4.6% 1,286
  • about half the rate in New Mexico: 9.4% 199,738
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.7% ±1.8% (1,638  ±313) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Grant County: 9.7% † 2,207 (±1.7% / ±378)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Mexico: 7.9% 130,343 (±0.2% / ±2,971)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,638 Total veterans ±313 1,422 Male ±262 216 Female ±125

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