Silver City

Population: 789
Median household income: $16,466
Median home value: $153,200

Located in Hoke County, North Carolina, Silver City is a community with a population of 789. At $16,466, its median household income sits below Hoke County's $60,095.

Between 2019 and 2023, Silver City's population declined 16.9% from 949 to 789, while its median home value rose 76.1% from $87,000 to $153,200.

The median gross rent is $958. 7.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 789
Median age: 58.5 yrs
Median household income: $16,466
Median home value: $153,200
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 442
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

949789

Median household income

$25,281$16,466

Median home value

$87,000$153,200

Median gross rent

$810$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	949	$25,281	$87,000	$810
2020	1,092	$25,791	$86,700	$1,016
2021	771	$21,477	$156,800	$1,049
2022	819	$21,159	$102,500	$1,168
2023	789	$16,466	$153,200	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 447.9%

45 to 544.1%

55 to 6440.2%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	4.2%
5 to 17	133	16.9%
18 to 24	26	3.3%
25 to 34	70	8.9%
35 to 44	62	7.9%
45 to 54	32	4.1%
55 to 64	317	40.2%
65 to 74	76	9.6%
75 and over	40	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	765	97.0%
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	17	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.7%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	183	30.7%
High school graduate	261	43.7%
Some college or associate's	109	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	44	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone39.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit52.7%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	124	39.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	165	52.7%
Walked	11	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	13	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	18.5%
15 to 29 min	210	67.1%
30 to 44 min	45	14.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 58.3% (460 of 789)

	Count	Share
Family households	88	22.7%
Nonfamily households	300	77.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	388	87.8%
Vacant	54	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	210	54.1%
Renter-occupied	178	45.9%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other33.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	285	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	147	33.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3761920
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9972, -79.2292