Silverthorne, CO

Census Place

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2022 Population

4,550

0.664% 1-year growth

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

49.5

0.802% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

9.45%

205% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$97,558

9.76% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$650,600

13.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Silverthorne, CO had a population of 4.55k people with a median age of 49.5 and a median household income of $97,558. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Silverthorne, CO grew from 4,520 to 4,550, a 0.664% increase and its median household income declined from $108,109 to $97,558, a −9.76% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Silverthorne, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (77%), Two+ (Hispanic) (14.6%), Other (Hispanic) (3.6%), White (Hispanic) (2.31%), and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) (1.21%).

None of the households in Silverthorne, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.3% of the residents in Silverthorne, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Silverthorne, CO was $650,600, and the homeownership rate was 81%.

Most people in Silverthorne, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Silverthorne, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Silverthorne, CO employs 2.89k people. The largest industries in Silverthorne, CO are Health Care & Social Assistance (486 people), Finance & Insurance (406 people), and Educational Services (348 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($120,889), Construction ($98,523), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,778).

Employment

Occupations

2.89k

2022 Value

± 711

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 33.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Silverthorne, CO grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 2.83k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Silverthorne, CO, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (369 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (341 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (338 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Silverthorne, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.89k

2022 Value

± 711

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 33.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Silverthorne, CO grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 2.83k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Silverthorne, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (486 people), Finance & Insurance (406 people), and Educational Services (348 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Silverthorne, CO, though some of these residents may live in Silverthorne, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,888

Median earning men ± $11,616

$54,611

Median earning women ± $15,731

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Construction ($98,523), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($88,194), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,057).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($69,116), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,679), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($11,638).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Silverthorne, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (55%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.6%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 55% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.6%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Silverthorne, CO was $650,600 in 2022, which is 2.31 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $573,300 to $650,600, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Silverthorne, CO is 81%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Silverthorne, CO have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Silverthorne, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$650,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$121,369

$1,666

Median Property Taxes

±$491

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 Silverthorne, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81%

Homeownership

2022

55.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 81% of the housing units in Silverthorne, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.4%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Silverthorne, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$97,558

Median Household Income

± $27,303

2.06k

Number of Households

± 545

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.06k households in Silverthorne, CO declined from $97,558 from the previous year's value of $108,109.

The following chart displays the households in Silverthorne, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (60.7%)
Worked At Home (31.3%)
Public Transit (4.59%)

In 2022, 60.7% of workers in Silverthorne, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.59%).

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

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Silverthorne, CO have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.13% of the workforce in Silverthorne, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Silverthorne, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Silverthorne, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Silverthorne, CO (430 out of 4.55k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

88.2% of the population of Silverthorne, CO has health coverage, with 43.3% on employee plans, 3.78% on Medicaid, 19% on Medicare, 22.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Summit County, CO see 1276 patients per year on average, which represents a 13.6% decrease from the previous year (1477 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1031 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,276 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Summit County, CO

Primary care physicians in Summit County, CO see an average of 1,276 patients per year. This represents a 13.6% decrease from the previous year (1,477 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Summit County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.9% under 18 years, 10.9% between 18 and 34 years, 52% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 58.4% were men and 41.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.8%

Uninsured

43.3%

Employer Coverage

3.78%

Medicaid

19%

Medicare

22.1%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Silverthorne, CO grew by 59.2% from 7.41% to 11.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Silverthorne, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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