Silver Lake, KS Population

Overview

1,521

Total Population

39.6

Median age

46.88%

Female population %

113.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

82.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

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 39.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Silver Lake's population under 18 was 29.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Silver Lake's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Silver Lake, 21.83% were under the age of 15, 18.15% aged 15 to 29, 36.75% aged 30 to 64, 14.53% aged 65 to 84, and 8.74% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 95 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 46.88% females and 53.12% males in Silver Lake, KS.
The Silver Lake, KS gender ratio is 113.3:100 i.e. 113.3 men to 100 women (1.133).
For male population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 127.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 80.

Silver Lake's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Silver Lake population: 98.36% are White, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.39% are some other race and 1.18% are multiracial.
Silver Lake's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,486 (97.70% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Silver Lake is White with a population of 1,496 (98.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,441 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Silver Lake's population increased by 76 (5.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Silver Lake's population decreased by 99 (6.87%), 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 2022 at 1,316.