Silver City is home to 27,775 people. At a median age of 49.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 7 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $175,600. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Households take in $44,958 at the median, 45% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,958, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Silver City
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.1 → 49.5(+16.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median household income (2024 dollars)$51,241 → $44,958(−12%)US over the same years: +14%
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in New Mexico
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)7.7%(170)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(370)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.5%(1,092)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(70)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,207 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 City, decade by decade
Silver City 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
27,676
$51,241
$120,003
16.4%
64.6
2000
31,002
$53,072
$150,469
20.5%
65.7
2010
29,514
$52,639
$179,821
24.1%
66.2
2020
28,185
$45,394
$154,050
25.6%
69.3
2024
27,775
$44,958
$175,600
30.7%
68.1
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.
