North Webster vs Silver Lake

A side-by-side comparison of North Webster and Silver Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

North Webster and Silver Lake are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Silver Lake has the higher population (961 vs 886 in North Webster). North Webster has the higher median household income ($59,167 vs $53,542 in Silver Lake). North Webster has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $107,300 in Silver Lake).

Population, income & housing

	North Webster	Silver Lake
Population	886	961
Median age	42.6 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$53,542
Median home value	$192,900	$107,300
Median gross rent	$980	$1,057
Housing units	657	499
Homeownership rate	72.6%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Webster	Silver Lake
Population	1,151 → 886 (-23.0%)	948 → 961 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$53,485 → $59,167 (+10.6%)	$48,281 → $53,542 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$118,900 → $192,900 (+62.2%)	$75,600 → $107,300 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$787 → $980 (+24.5%)	$687 → $1,057 (+53.9%)

North Webster

Population

1,151886

Median household income

$53,485$59,167

Median home value

$118,900$192,900

Median gross rent

$787$980

Silver Lake

Population

948961

Median household income

$48,281$53,542

Median home value

$75,600$107,300

Median gross rent

$687$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Webster	Silver Lake
Under 5	8.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	12.3%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	10.0%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.2%	14.4%
65 to 74	18.1%	12.9%
75 and over	11.3%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Webster	Silver Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Webster	Silver Lake
No high school diploma	3.8%	14.7%
High school graduate	39.1%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Webster	Silver Lake
Drove alone	84.3%	85.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	1.8%
Other means	2.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Webster	Silver Lake
1-unit, detached	77.9%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	North Webster	Silver Lake
Poverty rate	8.0%	15.1%
Average household size	1.89	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1974	1957