COMPARING TWO PLACES
Silver Lake vs Leland
PLACE A
Silver Lake, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Leland, Mississippi
Silver Lake is 76% smaller than Leland. Silver Lake earns more, with a median household income $37,026 higher. Silver Lake has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -11%).
SILVER LAKELELANDDIFFERENCE
Total population8493,555−76% vs Leland
Population density2,066992+1,074
Population growth3.5%-11.0%+14.5 pts
Median age43.743.1+0.6
Male57.2%49.1%+8.1 pts
Female42.8%50.9%−8.1 pts
Foreign-born0.4%0.8%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%27.9%+65.3 pts
Black0.5%67.9%−67.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%0.8%+1.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.8%3.4%+0.4 pts
Median household income$74,432$37,406+$37,026
Per capita income$40,169$27,174+$12,995
Poverty rate3.3%29.3%−26.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.498−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%24.5%−13.7 pts
Graduate degree3.6%8.3%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%8.6%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation70.5%54.2%+16.3 pts
Median home value$202,600$109,700+$92,900
Median gross rent$844$834+$10
Owner-occupied80.2%69.4%+10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.4%13.7%−8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households14.3%76.7%−62.4 pts
Average commute25.014.8+10.2
Worked from home4.8%7.0%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured2.7%14.2%−11.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025