Silver Lake, IN Population

Overview

964

Total Population

45.7

Median age

49.48%

Female population %

102.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

61.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Silver Lake's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Silver Lake is 45.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver Lake's population under 18 was 21.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver Lake, 19.19% were under the age of 15, 13.80% aged 15 to 29, 48.13% aged 30 to 64, 14.00% aged 65 to 84, and 4.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 less females than males in Silver Lake:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.48% females and 50.52% males in Silver Lake, IN.
The Silver Lake, IN gender ratio is 102.1:100 i.e. 102.1 men to 100 women (1.021).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 74.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 58.

Silver Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver Lake population: 97.41% are White, 0.10% are Black or African American, 0.21% are Asian and 2.28% are multiracial.
Silver Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 947 (98.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver Lake is White with a population of 939 (97.41% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 966 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Silver Lake's population decreased by 47 (4.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver Lake's population decreased by 45 (4.91%), 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 Lake's population was lowest in year 2021 at 871.