Silver Lake

Population: 961
Median household income: $53,542
Median home value: $107,300

Silver Lake is a community in Kosciusko County, Indiana, home to 961 residents. At $53,542, its median household income sits below Kosciusko County's $73,922.

From 2019 to 2023, Silver Lake's population grew 1.4% from 948 to 961, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $75,600 to $107,300.

Owners occupy 78.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 961
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,542
Median home value: $107,300
Median gross rent: $1,057
Housing units: 499
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

948961

Median household income

$48,281$53,542

Median home value

$75,600$107,300

Median gross rent

$687$1,057

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	948	$48,281	$75,600	$687
2020	1,059	$48,611	$86,300	$805
2021	964	$49,737	$87,100	$904
2022	963	$48,971	$103,500	$975
2023	961	$53,542	$107,300	$1,057

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	5.9%
5 to 17	144	15.0%
18 to 24	52	5.4%
25 to 34	142	14.8%
35 to 44	79	8.2%
45 to 54	126	13.1%
55 to 64	138	14.4%
65 to 74	124	12.9%
75 and over	99	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	923	96.0%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate55.8%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	14.7%
High school graduate	395	55.8%
Some college or associate's	157	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	47	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5	0.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	337	85.1%
Carpooled	40	10.1%
Public transit	4	1.0%
Walked	7	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	1.8%
Other means	1	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	10.5%
15 to 29 min	169	43.4%
30 to 44 min	129	33.2%
45 to 59 min	18	4.6%
60+ min	32	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 15.1% (141 of 934)

	Count	Share
Family households	221	56.5%
Nonfamily households	170	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	391	78.4%
Vacant	108	21.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	305	78.0%
Renter-occupied	86	22.0%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	412	82.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	16	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	69	13.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1869768
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.0743, -85.8929