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Silver Firs

Washington · 22,306 residents · 6.86 sq mi
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Silver Firs is home to 22,306 people in Washington. The typical home is worth $859,900. Households here earn about 67% more than in Washington as a whole. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Median household income runs $163,418, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Median rent is $2,881 a month.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

22,306
+2%since 2023
from 21,796 in 2023
2010 – 2024
3,254 / sq mi
+2%since 2023
from 3,180 / sq mi in 2023
US average: 281
38.5
Unchangedsince 2023
from 38.6 in 2023
US average: 38.9
Land area
6.86 sq mi
Population, 20102024
21K21K22K23K23K201020202024Silver Firs
202422K
201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 57.6%(1,691)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(1,546)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(1,286)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(1,376)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.9%(1,098)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411%(2,449)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.9%(3,762)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5417.1%(3,825)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(3,094)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.9%(1,544)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.1%(476)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.7%(159)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$163,418
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $153,026 in 2023
US average: $82,259
2010 – 2024
$67,790
+9%since 2023
from $62,236 in 2023
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
82.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2023
from 82.2% in 2023
US average: 53.3%
5.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2023
from 6.7% in 2023
US average: 12.5%
0.382
+5%since 2023
from 0.364 in 2023
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

$859,900
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $791,700 in 2023
US average: $376,019
2010 – 2024
$2,881
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2023
from $2,853 in 2023
US average: $1,442
89.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2023
from 89.7% in 2023
10.9% rent
0.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2023
from 1.5% in 2023
US average: 10.0%
2.91 people
+1%since 2023
from 2.89 people in 2023
US average: 2.54
26.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2023
from 24.8% in 2023
US average: 22.9%
36.4%
−6.0 ptssince 2023
from 42.4% in 2023
US average: 47.4%
5.3
+2%since 2023
from 5.2 in 2023
2010 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
70
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2023
White, non-Hispanic64.1%(13,966)
Black0.9%(199)
Hispanic / Latino9.5%(2,080)
Asian16.5%(3,586)
Other9%(1,965)
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.3%(13,667)
Black1.2%(275)
Hispanic / Latino9.2%(2,042)
Asian18.3%(4,078)
Other10.1%(2,244)
72
+5%since 2023
from 68 in 2023
2011 – 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
Mexican6%(1,329)
Colombian0.5%(116)
Costa Rican0.4%(91)
Peruvian0.4%(87)
Venezuelan0.4%(84)
Cuban0.3%(77)
Salvadoran0.3%(58)
Puerto Rican0.2%(50)
Spaniard0.2%(44)
Guatemalan0.1%(25)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian5.5%(1,236)
Chinese3%(660)
Vietnamese1.9%(418)
Cambodian1.7%(374)
Filipino1.5%(332)
Korean1.2%(272)
Japanese0.6%(127)
Taiwanese0.4%(97)
Pakistani0.4%(97)
Bangladeshi0.4%(91)
Hmong0.4%(88)
Sri Lankan0.3%(64)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0.2%(45)
Indonesian0.2%(44)
Malaysian0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.3%(78)
Fijian0.1%(22)
Samoan0.1%(14)
Tongan0.1%(14)
Ancestry
English14.7%(3,283)
German14.6%(3,264)
Irish9.9%(2,199)
Italian5.2%(1,158)
Norwegian4.8%(1,073)
American2.6%(574)
Scottish2.3%(519)
Polish1.8%(410)
Swedish1.6%(366)
French1.4%(307)
Arab1.3%(284)
+ 33 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.2%(263)
Dutch1.2%(257)
Russian1.1%(243)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(203)
Danish0.9%(198)
Iraqi0.8%(177)
Swiss0.7%(150)
Brazilian0.6%(135)
Nigerian0.6%(133)
Iranian0.6%(127)
Ethiopian0.6%(125)
Czech0.5%(117)
Ukrainian0.5%(108)
Croatian0.4%(92)
Egyptian0.4%(88)
Greek0.3%(76)
Portuguese0.3%(67)
British0.3%(63)
Finnish0.2%(44)
Lithuanian0.2%(43)
West Indian0.2%(35)
Jamaican0.2%(35)
Canadian0.1%(24)
Slovak0.1%(16)
Palestinian0.1%(15)
Guyanese0.1%(14)
Romanian0.1%(14)
Slovene0%(10)
Turkish0%(8)
Section 05

Education

51.9%
+2.0 ptssince 2023
from 49.9% in 2023
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2023
from 95.9% in 2023
US average: 89.6%
18.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2023
from 17.8% in 2023
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

31.7 min
−3%since 2023
from 32.8 min in 2023
US average: 26.5
63.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2023
from 62.7% in 2023
US average: 68.9%
6.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 6.2% in 2023
US average: 8.5%
1.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2023
from 3.4% in 2023
US average: 3.2%
26.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2023
from 25.8% in 2023
US average: 15.0%
0.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2023
from 0.5% in 2023
US average: 2.4%
0.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2023
from 0.0% in 2023
US average: 0.4%
2.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2023
from 1.9% in 2023
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

3.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2023
from 2.7% in 2023
US average: 5.2%
73.2%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 73.2% in 2023
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.3%
US average: 74.6%
10.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2023
from 10.5% in 2023
US average: 13.1%
58.0%
Unchangedsince 2023
from 58.0% in 2023
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

52.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2023
from 53.3% in 2023
47.1%
+0.5 ptssince 2023
from 46.7% in 2023
20.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2023
from 19.1% in 2023
US average: 14.1%
4.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2023
from 5.2% in 2023
US average: 6.2%
6.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2023
from 5.8% in 2023
US average: 13.3%
3.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2023
from 4.5% in 2023
US average: 8.4%
95.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2023
from 95.9% in 2023
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.7%
US average: 95.5%
93.1%
US average: 87.7%
74.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2023
from 76.0% in 2023
US average: 77.7%
4.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2023
from 5.7% in 2023
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30%(2,772)
Married63%(5,825)
Widowed0.7%(68)
Divorced6.2%(577)
Women 15+
Never married22.1%(1,887)
Married66.5%(5,676)
Widowed3.7%(313)
Divorced7.8%(665)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

3.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2023
from 4.5% in 2023
US average: 8.4%
77.5%
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.5%
US average: 13.8%
9.7%
US average: 18.4%
7.7%
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
US average: 2.2%
Any private
86.2%
US average: 67.1%
Any public
16.9%
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)22.7%(184)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(253)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24%(194)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 810 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 Firs, Washington?

Silver Firs, Washington has about 22,306 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Silver Firs, Washington?

The typical household in Silver Firs, Washington earns about $163,418 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Silver Firs, Washington expensive?

In Silver Firs, Washington, the median home is worth about $859,900, and the typical rent is about $2,881 a month.

How educated are people in Silver Firs, Washington?

About 51.9% of adults age 25 and over in Silver Firs, Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Silver Firs, Washington?

About 5.9% of people in Silver Firs, Washington live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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