Overview
3,485
Total Population
31.7
Median age
52.94%
Female population %
88.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
35-39 years
Largest age group
50.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,304
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Silt's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Silt is 31.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Silt's population under 18 was 31.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Silt's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Silt, 26.74% were under the age of 15, 20.83% aged 15 to 29, 45.42% aged 30 to 64, 6.48% aged 65 to 84, and 0.52% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 205 more females than males in Silt:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.94% females and 47.06% males in Silt, CO.
- The Silt, CO gender ratio is 88.9:100 i.e. 88.9 men to 100 women (0.889).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 204.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 197.
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Race / Ethnicity
Silt's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Silt population: 80.89% are White, 0.34% are Black or African American, 0.09% are Asian, 8.67% are some other race and 10.01% are multiracial.
- Silt's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 1,304 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,181 (62.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Silt is White with a population of 2,819 (80.89% of the total population).
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Year by year
Silt's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 3,594 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Silt's population increased by 1,166 (66.59%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Silt's population increased by 624 (21.39%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Silt's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,751.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)