CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Silverhill

Alabama · 553 residents · 1.26 sq mi

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Silverhill is a city of 553 people in Alabama. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $48,200. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.3% of locals. Median household income is $23,333, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

553

−10%vs 2000

vs 616 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−15%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024863

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.7%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(29)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.9%(55)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(25)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(71)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(95)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(47)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(47)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(20)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,333

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,314

−50%vs 2000

vs $20,723 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.3%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,200

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $619 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

18.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(599)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(9)

Asian0.6%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(539)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.5%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.8%(102)

Ancestry

American38.6%(333)

German8%(69)

Irish7.8%(67)

English6.7%(58)

Scottish2.1%(18)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(13)

Italian1.4%(12)

Swedish1.4%(12)

Bulgarian0.6%(5)

French0.6%(5)

Czech0.3%(3)

Finnish0.3%(3)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.3%(3)

Danish0.2%(2)

French Canadian0.2%(2)

Swiss0.2%(2)

Welsh0.2%(2)

Norwegian0.1%(1)

Polish0.1%(1)

Russian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−14.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.1%(134)

Married58.5%(217)

Widowed3.8%(14)

Divorced1.6%(6)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(108)

Married57.5%(229)

Widowed10.3%(41)

Divorced5%(20)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.6%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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