Silver City is a city of 9,536 people in New Mexico. That trails the New Mexico median by roughly 40%. The poverty rate is 23.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. The median household earns $38,711, about 53% below the national median. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $182,100.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,711, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Silver City
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share52.9% → 48.8%(−4.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population10,683 → 9,536(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$46,593 → $38,711(−17%)US over the same years: +14%
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)10.2%(70)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(122)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50.4%(346)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 686 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
Silver City, decade by decade
Silver City 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
10,683
$46,593
$127,444
19.7%
64.4
2000
10,545
$47,146
$151,380
25.0%
65.8
2010
10,315
$47,628
$170,614
26.8%
66.4
2020
9,704
$37,356
$169,201
29.7%
70.7
2024
9,536
$38,711
$182,100
35.8%
71.6
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.
