Silverthorne is a city of 4,815 people in Colorado. This is an unusually credentialed place: 56% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $700,800, having more than doubled since 2000. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,619 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $125,478, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
56% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Silverthorne
What changed most since 1990
Population1,757 → 4,815(+174%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$232,087 → $700,800(+202%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants52.3% → 79.9%(+27.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Silverthorne's population equals 16% of Summit County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 25% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 10% of the county's.
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)18.6%(30)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.3%(60)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(48)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 161 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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Over time
Silverthorne, decade by decade
Silverthorne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,757
$84,326
$232,087
31.7%
17.0
2000
3,196
$107,184
$465,615
33.7%
53.6
2010
3,887
$103,133
$635,273
46.9%
58.7
2020
4,402
$98,619
$638,623
50.1%
62.6
2024
4,815
$125,478
$700,800
56.2%
54.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
