CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Silver Lake

Minnesota · 777 residents · 0.41 sq mi

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With 777 people, Silver Lake is a city in Minnesota. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $44,900. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 22%. Median rent is $278 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

777

+2%vs 2000

vs 761 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

+3%vs 2000

vs 35.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024815

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(50)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(57)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(34)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(133)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.4%(81)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(78)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(68)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.9%(61)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(26)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,083

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,833 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,233

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,126 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,900

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $360 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(753)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(777)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(17)

Puerto Rican0.4%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(3)

Ancestry

German48.8%(398)

English15.3%(125)

Polish11.7%(95)

Irish8.5%(69)

Czech7.9%(64)

Swedish7.2%(59)

Norwegian6.1%(50)

American2.7%(22)

French2.3%(19)

Finnish1.8%(15)

Dutch1.2%(10)

Welsh0.6%(5)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.5%(4)

French Canadian0.4%(3)

Italian0.4%(3)

Swiss0.4%(3)

Slovene0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.8%

−13.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.1 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 married51%(211)

Married37.9%(157)

Widowed4.1%(17)

Divorced7%(29)

Women 15+

Never married26.7%(77)

Married59%(170)

Widowed9%(26)

Divorced5.2%(15)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.9%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 86.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.6%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era69%(29)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.3%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 42 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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