Silver City, NM Population

Overview

9,694

Total Population

38.0

Median age

51.95%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

77.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,065

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 38.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver City's population under 18 was 23.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver City, 20.97% were under the age of 15, 18.58% aged 15 to 29, 37.89% aged 30 to 64, 20.41% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 378 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 51.95% females and 48.05% males in Silver City, NM.
The Silver City, NM gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 484.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 417.

Silver City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver City population: 80.86% are White, 1.26% are Black or African American, 0.14% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.77% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 5.76% are some other race and 10.17% are multiracial.
Silver City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5,065 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,629 (47.75% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver City is White with a population of 7,839 (80.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,548 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Silver City's population decreased by 267 (2.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver City's population decreased by 548 (5.34%), 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 2019 at 9,369.