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 15.62 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, Silver City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.41% of adults in Silver City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Silver City in 2022 was $27,083, 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 $108,332 for a family of four. However, Silver City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Silver City is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Silver City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Silver City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. 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 46.54% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Silver City include Irish, English, German, Norwegian, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Silver City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
