Silt, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

3,642

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.3

4.75% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.64%

54.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$93,690

8.33% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$446,900

Population & Diversity

Silt, CO is home to a population of 3.64k people, from which 86.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 22.3% of Silt, CO residents were born outside of the country (813 people).

In 2024, there were 3.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.09k people) in Silt, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 637 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 582 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.1%

2024 Citizenship

84.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.1% of Silt, CO residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Silt, CO was 84.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Silt, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Silt, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.09k ± 351
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
637 ± 268
Other (Hispanic)
582 ± 305

39.4%

Hispanic Population

1.44k people

39.4% of the people in Silt, CO are hispanic (1.44k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Silt, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

22.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

813 people

24.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

865 people

As of 2024, 22.3% of Silt, CO residents (813 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Silt, CO was 24.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Silt, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
34 ± 34
Vietnam
24 ± 30
Gulf War (2001-)
9 ± 25

Silt, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Silt, CO.

Economy

The economy of Silt, CO employs 2.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Silt, CO were Construction (468 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (247 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (218 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($86,964), Public Administration ($72,578), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,467).

Employment

Occupations

2.23k

2024 Value

± 362

7.95%

1 Year growth

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Silt, CO grew at a rate of 7.95%, from 2.06k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Silt, CO, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (313 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (289 people), and Management Occupations (252 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Silt, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.23k

2024 Value

± 362

7.95%

1 Year growth

± 21.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Silt, CO grew at a rate of 7.95%, from 2.06k employees to 2.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Silt, CO, are Construction (468 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (247 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (218 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Silt, CO, though some of these residents may live in Silt, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,826

Median earning men ± $8,680

$29,648

Median earning women ± $5,377

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,929), Public Administration ($73,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,114).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,583), Public Administration ($54,830), and Retail Trade ($34,013).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Silt, CO was $446,900 in 2024, which is 1.34 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $391,400 to $446,900, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Silt, CO is 73.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Silt, CO have an average commute time of 35.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Silt, CO is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$446,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$38,811

$970

Median Property Taxes

±$193

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Silt, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Silt, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.8%

Homeownership

2024

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.8% of the housing units in Silt, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Silt, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,690

Median Household Income

± $9,644

1.31k

Number of Households

± 264

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.31k households in Silt, CO grew to $93,690 from the previous year's value of $86,484.

The following chart displays the households in Silt, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Silt, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.8%)
Carpooled (17.9%)
Worked At Home (7.58%)

In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Silt, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.9%) and those who worked at home (7.58%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Silt, CO have a longer commute time (35.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.7% of the workforce in Silt, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Silt, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Silt, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Silt, CO have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Silt, CO (96 out of 3.64k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Silt, CO is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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