Silver City

Population: 9,574
Median household income: $39,025
Median home value: $160,900

Silver City is a community in Grant County, New Mexico, home to 9,574 residents. Its median household income of $39,025 runs below the Grant County figure of $45,921.

Between 2019 and 2023, Silver City's population held roughly steady from 9,627 to 9,574, while its median home value rose 19.7% from $134,400 to $160,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.6% of the population. 66.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,574
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $39,025
Median home value: $160,900
Median gross rent: $851
Housing units: 5,010
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,6279,574

Median household income

$31,620$39,025

Median home value

$134,400$160,900

Median gross rent

$666$851

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,627	$31,620	$134,400	$666
2020	9,530	$30,821	$139,600	$709
2021	9,694	$31,451	$139,600	$732
2022	9,650	$36,853	$150,100	$831
2023	9,574	$39,025	$160,900	$851

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	546	5.7%
5 to 17	1,578	16.5%
18 to 24	632	6.6%
25 to 34	1,380	14.4%
35 to 44	1,173	12.3%
45 to 54	804	8.4%
55 to 64	1,030	10.8%
65 to 74	1,430	14.9%
75 and over	1,001	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,463	46.6%
Black or African American	66	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.9%
Asian	225	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	282	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,456	46.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	662	9.7%
High school graduate	1,672	24.5%
Some college or associate's	2,274	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,140	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,070	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,333	66.6%
Carpooled	551	15.7%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	147	4.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	462	13.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,067	68.0%
15 to 29 min	665	21.9%
30 to 44 min	124	4.1%
45 to 59 min	12	0.4%
60+ min	173	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 21.6% (1,986 of 9,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,705	44.8%
Nonfamily households	2,098	55.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,803	75.9%
Vacant	1,207	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,169	57.0%
Renter-occupied	1,634	43.0%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other16.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,945	58.8%
1-unit, attached	148	3.0%
2 to 4 units	461	9.2%
5 to 19 units	579	11.6%
20 or more units	71	1.4%
Mobile home & other	806	16.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3573260
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.7786, -108.2694