About Silverthorne

Silverthorne is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 3,193 people and just one neighborhood, Silverthorne is the 100th largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some towns , Silverthorne isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Silverthorne are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Silverthorne is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Silverthorne who work in sales jobs (16.45%), management occupations (12.73%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.49%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 7.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Silverthorne. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Silverthorne.

One of the benefits of Silverthorne is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.57 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small town, Silverthorne does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Silverthorne Information and Demographics

The population of Silverthorne 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: 33.72% of adults in Silverthorne have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Silverthorne in 2000 was $24,271, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,084 for a family of four. However, Silverthorne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Silverthorne is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Silverthorne home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Silverthorne is White, followed by African-American. Silverthorne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.68% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Silverthorne include German, Irish, English, French, Swedish, and Scottish.

In addition, Silverthorne has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.30%).

The languages spoken by people in Silverthorne are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Silverthorne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, German, and French.