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Silver Springs Shores

Florida · 28,537 residents · 14.9 sq mi
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Silver Springs Shores is home to 28,537 people in Florida. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 21,847 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $201,300, having more than tripled since 2000. Density works out to 1,911 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
28,537
+327%since 2000
from 6,690 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
1,911 / sq mi
+269%since 2009
from 518 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.2
−9%since 2000
from 43.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
14.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
4K11K17K24K31K19902000201020202024Silver Springs Shores
202429K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(1,913)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(1,757)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.9%(2,242)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(1,505)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.5%(1,297)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(3,977)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.9%(4,241)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(3,135)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.3%(3,785)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(2,526)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(1,356)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.8%(803)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$63,611
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $26,493 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$26,170
+88%since 2000
from $13,884 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
39.2%
+26.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.386
+4%since 2010
from 0.372 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance8.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.8%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$201,300
+95%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $56,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,430
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $602 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.5%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 74.0% in 2000
21.5% rent
Vacancy rate
5.9%
−12.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.74 people
+9%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.0%
−13.0 ptssince 2009
from 42.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
50.5%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+13%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic56.4%(3,771)
Black27.5%(1,839)
Hispanic / Latino12.1%(808)
Asian1.1%(71)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic42.3%(12,060)
Black22.7%(6,475)
Hispanic / Latino29.3%(8,360)
Asian1.3%(358)
Other4.5%(1,284)
Diversity Score
85
+10%since 2009
from 77 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican17.2%(4,913)
Cuban3.1%(878)
Colombian2.4%(683)
Mexican2.3%(643)
Panamanian0.8%(235)
Dominican0.8%(219)
Guatemalan0.6%(163)
Spaniard0.4%(123)
Nicaraguan0.4%(103)
Argentine0.4%(103)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Uruguayan0.2%(52)
Ecuadorian0.1%(29)
Venezuelan0.1%(24)
Chilean0.1%(16)
Salvadoran0.1%(15)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(133)
Filipino0.2%(71)
Thai0.2%(50)
Cambodian0.1%(37)
Chinese0.1%(22)
Japanese0.1%(21)
Indonesian0.1%(17)
Korean0%(9)
Burmese0%(7)
Ancestry
German7.3%(2,087)
American7.1%(2,039)
Irish7.1%(2,026)
West Indian5.8%(1,643)
English4.9%(1,392)
Jamaican3.6%(1,028)
Italian3.5%(999)
Polish1.4%(398)
Scottish1.1%(315)
French0.9%(259)
Dutch0.8%(233)
+ 28 more ancestry groups with data
Guyanese0.6%(181)
Portuguese0.5%(148)
Ukrainian0.5%(135)
Slovene0.5%(134)
Norwegian0.4%(107)
Swedish0.3%(99)
Swiss0.3%(75)
Austrian0.3%(74)
Hungarian0.3%(72)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(50)
Brazilian0.2%(43)
Haitian0.1%(42)
Turkish0.1%(34)
Czech0.1%(33)
Greek0.1%(32)
Russian0.1%(23)
Arab0.1%(20)
Lebanese0.1%(20)
Canadian0.1%(20)
Croatian0.1%(18)
British0%(13)
Romanian0%(12)
Danish0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
16.4%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
85.2%
+11.5 ptssince 2000
from 73.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
4.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.0 min
+81%since 2000
from 17.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.4%
−11.3 ptssince 2009
from 80.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
16.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.6%
+11.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−5.9 ptssince 2011
from 9.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.7%
+8.9 ptssince 2011
from 50.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 69.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
28.7%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
12.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2012
from 19.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.8%
−11.9 ptssince 2013
from 23.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.9%
+26.9 ptssince 2017
from 66.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 93.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 90.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
74.2%
−9.4 ptssince 2016
from 83.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
23.1%
+7.1 ptssince 2016
from 16.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.9%(3,757)
Married48.1%(5,030)
Widowed4.8%(501)
Divorced11.2%(1,171)
Women 15+
Never married31%(3,775)
Married46%(5,595)
Widowed8%(973)
Divorced15%(1,823)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.8%
−11.9 ptssince 2013
from 23.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
42.4%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 38.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.9%
−4.2 ptssince 2020
from 33.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 4.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
53.8%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 51.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.5%
−4.3 ptssince 2020
from 48.8% 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)31.3%(493)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.9%(502)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.8%(391)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.7%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,576 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Silver Springs Shores, Florida?

Silver Springs Shores, Florida has about 28,537 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Silver Springs Shores, Florida?

The typical household in Silver Springs Shores, Florida earns about $63,611 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Silver Springs Shores, Florida expensive?

In Silver Springs Shores, Florida, the median home is worth about $201,300, and the typical rent is about $1,430 a month.

How educated are people in Silver Springs Shores, Florida?

About 16.4% of adults age 25 and over in Silver Springs Shores, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Silver Springs Shores, Florida?

About 14.2% of people in Silver Springs Shores, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Silver Springs Shores, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Silver Springs Shores, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 22,116 residents, a change of about 344 percent over that period.

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