Silver Springs is a city of 5,060 people in Nevada. The median age is 56.4, about 17 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Nevada median by roughly 37%. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,944, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 56.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 75%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Silver Springs
What changed most since 1990
Population2,186 → 5,060(+131%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age46.2 → 56.4(+10.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree3.0% → 11.3%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Silver Springs's population equals 8.2% of Lyon County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.4% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 5.4% 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)7.8%(41)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.9%(89)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era67.4%(355)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 527 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 Springs, decade by decade
Silver Springs 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
2,186
$44,502
$182,165
3.0%
8.8
2000
4,708
$62,714
$139,903
6.8%
25.9
2010
5,296
$55,371
$186,295
11.3%
31.5
2020
5,629
$51,925
$185,684
14.3%
45.1
2024
5,060
$48,944
$244,400
11.3%
35.9
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.
