Overview
701
Total Population
42.8
Median age
39.66%
Female population %
152.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
40-44 years
Largest age group
56.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
36
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Silverton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Silverton is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Silverton's population under 18 was 20.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Silverton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Silverton, 15.69% were under the age of 15, 15.98% aged 15 to 29, 47.93% aged 30 to 64, 18.54% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 145 less females than males in Silverton:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 39.66% females and 60.34% males in Silverton, TX.
- The Silverton, TX gender ratio is 152.2:100 i.e. 152.2 men to 100 women (1.522).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 53.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 39.
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Race / Ethnicity
Silverton's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Silverton population: 87.45% are White, 1% are some other race and 11.55% are multiracial.
- Silverton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 36 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 341 (48.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Silverton is White with a population of 613 (87.45% of the total population).
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Year by year
Silverton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 784 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Silverton's population decreased by 55 (7.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Silverton's population decreased by 109 (14.95%), 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, Silverton's population was lowest in year 2021 at 611.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)