Silver City, IA Population

Overview

363

Total Population

35.2

Median age

44.35%

Female population %

125.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

47.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Silver City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Silver City is 35.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver City's population under 18 was 20.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver City, 13.22% were under the age of 15, 25.34% aged 15 to 29, 42.70% aged 30 to 64, 16.25% aged 65 to 84, and 2.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 41 less females than males in Silver City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.35% females and 55.65% males in Silver City, IA.
The Silver City, IA gender ratio is 125.5:100 i.e. 125.5 men to 100 women (1.255).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 26.

Silver City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver City population: 91.18% are White, 8.54% are Black or African American and 0.28% are multiracial.
Silver City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 363 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver City is White with a population of 331 (91.18% of the total population).

Silver City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 275 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Silver City's population decreased by 13 (5.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver City's population decreased by 5 (2.03%), 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, Silver City's population was lowest in year 2014 at 239.