Silver City, MS Population

Overview

299

Total Population

43.8

Median age

56.52%

Female population %

76.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

45.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

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 old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Silver City is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver City's population under 18 was 21.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver City, 19.06% were under the age of 15, 11.04% aged 15 to 29, 57.53% aged 30 to 64, 10.70% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 39 more females than males in Silver City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.52% females and 43.48% males in Silver City, MS.
The Silver City, MS gender ratio is 76.9:100 i.e. 76.9 men to 100 women (0.769).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 25.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 50.

Silver City's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver City population: 28.09% are White and 71.91% are Black or African American.
Silver City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 299 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver City is Black or African American with a population of 215 (71.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 335 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Silver City's population increased by 8 (2.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver City's population decreased by 115 (34.33%), 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 2022 at 209.