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88061

Silver City, NM · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
17,464
Median household income
$47,917
People below poverty
19%
Median home value
$204,300

Income

The median income of households in 88061 was $47,917. An estimated 6.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 11.3
$25,000 to $34,999 11.1
$35,000 to $49,999 20.9
$50,000 to $74,999 11.7
$75,000 to $99,999 8
$100,000 to $149,999 16.5
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 4.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 39706
Female 61334

An estimated 61.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 48% of households received Social Security and an estimated 37.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,673. 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 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 61.5
Social Security 48
Retirement income 37.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.3
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 22.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 22.9

In 2020-2024, 15.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 88061 in 2020-2024, 95.1% had health insurance coverage and 4.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.2% and public coverage was 61.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, 88061 had a total population of 17,464 - 8,741 (50.1%) females and 8,723 (49.9%) males. The median age was 49.5 years. An estimated 17.7% of the population was under 18 years, 24.8% was 19 to 44 years, 24.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 30 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 88061 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 364 335
5 to 9 430 358
10 to 14 511 503
15 to 19 636 507
20 to 24 321 411
25 to 29 547 182
30 to 34 316 417
35 to 39 687 403
40 to 44 433 616
45 to 49 322 504
50 to 54 524 403
55 to 59 583 637
60 to 64 497 773
65 to 69 918 598
70 to 74 578 835
75 to 79 509 548
80 to 84 353 339
85 and over 194 372

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.6% were White; 1.2% were Black or African American; 9.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 21.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 41.6% of the people in 88061 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52% of the people in 88061 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,170 households in 88061. The average household size was 2.36 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.6% of the households in 88061 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.4% of all households, while 20.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35% of all households.

In 88061, 15.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.1% of males and 43.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.3 30.8
Now married, except separated 44.1 43.6
Separated 0.6 0.4
Widowed 4.5 10.5
Divorced 10.5 14.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 88061, 218 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95% of the people living in 88061 were U.S. natives. 45.7% of the 88061 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5% of 88061 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 88061 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 88061.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 47.5
Asia 22.6
Europe 17.2
Africa 9
Northern America 2.9
Oceania 0.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 88061 in 2020-2024, 19.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 16.7% of people at least five years old; 4% 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 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 16.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91 % of the people at least one year old living in 88061 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91
Different house, same county 3.7
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 2.9
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 88061 was 3,527 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 185 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,432. College or graduate school enrollment was 910.

Educational Attainment of People in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8
High school diploma or equivalency 24.4
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 10.4
Bachelor's degree 17.2
Graduate or professional degree 18

Disability

In 88061, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.4% of people under 18 years old, to 17.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 88061, 43.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 59.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 27.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,841 59.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,794 27.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 766 11.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 88061 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.9
Construction 6.5
Manufacturing 3.5
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.5
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.2
Other Services, except public administration 5.7
Public administration 5.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 88061 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,877 44.6
Service occupations 1,005 15.6
Sales and office occupations 927 14.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 942 14.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 705 10.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.8% of 88061 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 15.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 5.4
Other means 0.5
Worked from home 13

In 2020-2024, 88061 had a total of 8,892 housing units. Of these housing units, 61.6% 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"). 13.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 61.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.8
Mobile homes 24
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

8.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 88061 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 63.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 88061 had 7,170 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,722 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.4% while renters occupied 26.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.44 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.16.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3% and another 25.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 88061:

House Heating Fuel Used in 88061 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 62
Electricity 23.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 14.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 88061 was $204,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39 % had a mortgage. 61% 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 $1,262 and for owners without a mortgage it was $378.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 88061 was $863. 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.