About Silver Lake

Silver Lake is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 3,019 people and just one neighborhood, Silver Lake is the 435th largest community in Ohio.

Silver Lake is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 92.88% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Silver Lake is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Silver Lake who work in sales jobs (19.33%), management occupations (14.55%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.35%).

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

In addition, Silver Lake is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Silver Lake is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Silver Lake a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Silver Lake has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Silver Lake's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Silver Lake is a very car-oriented village. 97.85% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Silver Lake is a small village, 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. Silver Lake has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small village, Silver Lake does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Silver Lake Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Silver Lake. 50.56% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Silver Lake in 2000 was $35,614, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,456 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Silver Lake is English.