Silver City is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 10,599 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Silver City is the 21st largest community in New Mexico.

Unlike some towns, Silver City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Silver City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Silver City is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Silver City who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.67%), teaching (10.12%), and sales jobs (9.21%).

Because there are quite a few people attending college in Silver City, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Silver City provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Silver City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.16 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Silver City is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Silver City Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Silver City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 25.05% of adults in Silver City have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Silver City in 2000 was $13,813, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,252 for a family of four.

Silver City is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Silver City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Silver City is White, followed by Native American. Silver City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 53.05% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Silver City include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Silver City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.