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51571

Silver City, IA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
902
Median household income
$95,250
People below poverty
11.1%
Median home value
$221,400

Income

The median income of households in 51571 was $95,250. An estimated 3.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 5.2
$25,000 to $34,999 3
$35,000 to $49,999 6.6
$50,000 to $74,999 17.7
$75,000 to $99,999 17.7
$100,000 to $149,999 10.7
$150,000 to $199,999 22.9
$200,000 or more 11.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 86927
Female 47727

An estimated 74.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,116. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.5
Social Security 33.6
Retirement income 25.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.8

In 2020-2024, 4.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 81.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 0% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 51571 in 2020-2024, 97.8% had health insurance coverage and 2.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.7% and public coverage was 33.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.7%.


In 2020-2024, 51571 had a total population of 902 - 412 (45.7%) females and 490 (54.3%) males. The median age was 38.2 years. An estimated 33% of the population was under 18 years, 23.5% was 19 to 44 years, 25.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 51571 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 21 10
5 to 9 24 11
10 to 14 36 79
15 to 19 107 29
20 to 24 33 15
25 to 29 6 5
30 to 34 37 15
35 to 39 31 39
40 to 44 6 25
45 to 49 16 54
50 to 54 40 7
55 to 59 21 42
60 to 64 38 15
65 to 69 24 24
70 to 74 21 25
75 to 79 22 10
80 to 84 2 3
85 and over 5 4

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.6% were White; 4% were Black or African American; 11.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3% were Asian; 4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 0.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 51571 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.6% of the people in 51571 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 271 households in 51571. The average household size was 3.33 people.

Married-couple households made up 70.5% of the households in 51571 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 12.9% of all households, while 11.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 15.9% of all households.

In 51571, 39.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 70.5
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55% of males and 69.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.4 18.9
Now married, except separated 55 69.2
Separated 0 0
Widowed 1.7 1.9
Divorced 6.8 9.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 51571, 11 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 72.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97% of the people living in 51571 were U.S. natives. 57.4% of the 51571 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3% of 51571 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 51571 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 51571.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 100
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 51571 in 2020-2024, 0 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 51571 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.4
Different house, same county 0.8
Different county, same state 11.6
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 97 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 51571 was 307 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 3 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 256. College or graduate school enrollment was 48.

Educational Attainment of People in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.9
High school diploma or equivalency 33
Some college, no degree 15.1
Associate's degree 18.6
Bachelor's degree 11
Graduate or professional degree 19.4

Disability

In 51571, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 0.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 51571, 59.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 26.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 306 71.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 115 26.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 6 1.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 51571 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.9
Construction 5.9
Manufacturing 6.3
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 6.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.7
Other Services, except public administration 11.2
Public administration 6.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 51571 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 224 52.5
Service occupations 46 10.8
Sales and office occupations 46 10.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 46 10.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 65 15.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.5% of 51571 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.4
Other means 0
Worked from home 12.6

In 2020-2024, 51571 had a total of 328 housing units. Of these housing units, 98.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 98.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.6
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 43.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 51571 was 7.1 rooms, and of these housing units 74.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 51571 had 271 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 57 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.7% while renters occupied 17.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.93 and in renter-occupied houses it was 5.21.

3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 53.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 51571:

House Heating Fuel Used in 51571 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.3
Electricity 14.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 51571 was $221,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.1 % had a mortgage. 42.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,700 and for owners without a mortgage it was $555.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 51571 was $1,130. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.