COMPARING TWO PLACES
Silver Lake vs Manhattan
PLACE A
Silver Lake, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Manhattan, Illinois
Silver Lake is 92% smaller than Manhattan. Manhattan earns more, with a median household income $54,090 higher. Manhattan has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs 3%).
SILVER LAKEMANHATTANDIFFERENCE
Total population84910,943−92% vs Manhattan
Population density2,0661,621+445
Population growth3.5%33.1%−29.6 pts
Median age43.732.8+10.9
Male57.2%47.5%+9.7 pts
Female42.8%52.5%−9.7 pts
Foreign-born0.4%5.0%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%80.0%+13.2 pts
Black0.5%3.3%−2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%9.5%−7.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other3.8%7.1%−3.3 pts
Median household income$74,432$128,522−$54,090
Per capita income$40,169$47,385−$7,216
Poverty rate3.3%4.2%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.369−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%35.0%−24.2 pts
Graduate degree3.6%11.2%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%1.5%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation70.5%76.6%−6.1 pts
Median home value$202,600$332,600−$130,000
Median gross rent$844$1,213−$369
Owner-occupied80.2%88.3%−8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.4%2.3%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households14.3%54.9%−40.6 pts
Average commute25.037.5−12.4
Worked from home4.8%11.8%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured2.7%2.0%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025