CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Silver Springs

Nevada · 2,186 residents · 71.6 sq mi

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Silver Springs is home to 2,186 people in Nevada. The median age is 46.2, about 13 years above the US median. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 54% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. Households here earn about 40% less than in Nevada as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 46.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,186

−54%vs 2000

vs 4,708 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

46.2

+15%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

71.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(108)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(111)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(130)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(119)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(69)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.8%(193)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(317)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.6%(342)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6416.3%(357)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.2%(333)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(103)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,542

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,427 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,528

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,576 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$75,900

+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$457

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $538 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.4%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

13.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(4,180)

Black1.2%(57)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(218)

Asian0.4%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(2,128)

Black1.1%(24)

Hispanic / Latino1%(21)

Asian0.3%(7)

Other1.2%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.6%(232)

Spaniard0.4%(20)

Central American0.2%(8)

Salvadoran0.2%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese1.1%(56)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(2)

Ancestry

American15.1%(762)

Irish13.5%(683)

English11%(557)

German8.8%(444)

Italian5.1%(258)

Scottish2.7%(137)

Polish1.7%(85)

Czech1.5%(74)

French1.5%(74)

Portuguese1.2%(60)

Norwegian1.1%(57)

Russian0.9%(48)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(39)

Hungarian0.8%(38)

Welsh0.7%(33)

British0.5%(25)

Belgian0.5%(24)

Canadian0.5%(24)

French Canadian0.4%(19)

Romanian0.4%(19)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(18)

Dutch0.3%(14)

Arab0.2%(11)

Danish0.2%(9)

Lebanese0.1%(7)

Finnish0.1%(7)

Slovene0.1%(7)

West Indian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.0%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.9%

−20.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

35.6 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 32.1 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 married31.3%(750)

Married40.1%(961)

Widowed6.7%(161)

Divorced21.8%(523)

Women 15+

Never married19.2%(402)

Married43.1%(905)

Widowed11.4%(239)

Divorced26.3%(552)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−20.0 ptssince 2013

from 31.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.4%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

35.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 35.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.1%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% 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)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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