Silverado is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 1,791 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Silverado is the 633rd largest community in California.

Silverado is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Silverado is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Silverado who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.04%), sales jobs (11.57%), and management occupations (10.61%).

Of important note, Silverado is also a town of artists. Silverado has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Silverado's character.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Silverado has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Also of interest is that Silverado has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Silverado telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.54% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Silverado. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Silverado.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Silverado are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Silverado, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.85 minutes every day commuting to work.

Silverado is a very car-oriented town. 96.72% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Silverado is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Silverado has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Silverado doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Silverado Information and Demographics

The population of Silverado is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 33.13% of adults in Silverado have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Silverado in 2000 was $36,028, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,112 for a family of four. However, Silverado contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Silverado home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Silverado is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Silverado include English, German, Irish, Scottish, Italian, French, Polish, Norwegian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Silverado is English.