Goldfield vs Silver Peak

A side-by-side comparison of Goldfield and Silver Peak: population, income, housing, and more.

Goldfield and Silver Peak are places in Nevada. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Goldfield has the higher population (231 vs 226 in Silver Peak). Goldfield has the higher median household income ($121,094 vs $104,821 in Silver Peak). Since 2019, Silver Peak's population has grown faster (+59.2% vs -22.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Goldfield	Silver Peak
Population	231	226
Median age	57.1 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$121,094	$104,821
Median home value	$86,300	—
Housing units	204	82
Homeownership rate	68.8%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goldfield	Silver Peak
Population	298 → 231 (-22.5%)	142 → 226 (+59.2%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $121,094 (+234.1%)	$60,865 → $104,821 (+72.2%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $86,300 (+35.3%)	$36,800 → $38,900 (+5.7%)
Median gross rent	$518 → $534 (+3.1%)	$558 → $420 (-24.7%)

Goldfield

Population

298231

Median household income

$36,250$121,094

Median home value

$63,800$86,300

Median gross rent

$518$534

Silver Peak

Population

142226

Median household income

$60,865$104,821

Median home value

$36,800$38,900

Median gross rent

$558$420

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goldfield	Silver Peak
Under 5	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 17	9.5%	7.5%
18 to 24	0.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.9%	31.0%
35 to 44	4.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	16.5%	27.9%
55 to 64	35.1%	2.2%
65 to 74	19.0%	9.7%
75 and over	14.3%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goldfield	Silver Peak
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	11.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goldfield	Silver Peak
No high school diploma	11.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	31.3%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goldfield	Silver Peak
Drove alone	63.2%	92.7%
Carpooled	5.3%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	27.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goldfield	Silver Peak
1-unit, detached	58.8%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.3%	43.9%

Poverty & households

	Goldfield	Silver Peak
Poverty rate	11.6%	4.0%
Average household size	2.06	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	10
Median year structure built	1977	1986