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Silver Cliff is a Census town of 863 people across 15.46 square miles of land, in Custer County. Median household income is $33,000, 58.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Silver Cliff
What Silver Cliff is
- Census place typetown
- Land area15.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land56 plus or minus 13
- County holding the largest share of its areaCuster County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Silver Cliff
- Population863 plus or minus 198
- Median age48.9 plus or minus 13.8
- Population under 18231 plus or minus 137
- Share under 1826.8 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Population 65 and over234 plus or minus 69
- Share 65 and over27.1 percent
- Households376 plus or minus 89
- Family households168 plus or minus 59
- Share of households that are families44.7 percent plus or minus 11.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Silver Cliff
- Median household income$33,000 plus or minus $15,021
- Per capita income$20,413 plus or minus $4,343
- Civilian labor force249 plus or minus 93
- Employed234 plus or minus 90
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate6.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over567 plus or minus 136
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent plus or minus 30.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.4 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Silver Cliff
- Housing units434 plus or minus 95
- Occupied units376 plus or minus 89
- Vacant units58 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied218 plus or minus 69
- Renter occupied158 plus or minus 57
- Ownership rate58.0 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$268,500 plus or minus $56,838
- Median gross rent, monthly$969
- Annual rent as a share of median income35.2 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Single family units272 plus or minus 74
- Share single family62.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more85 plus or minus 50
- Share in buildings of two or more19.6 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Mobile homes77 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Silver Cliff gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute198 plus or minus 85
- Commuting under 15 minutes138 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes69.7 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.2 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Drove alone66.4 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Carpooled18.6 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home12.4 percent plus or minus 12.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Silver Cliff
- NFIP communityTown of Silver Cliff
- NFIP community number080196
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The Town of Silver Cliff participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080196 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Custer County, not Silver Cliff
Custer County context, not Silver Cliff figures
- Establishments in Custer County170
- Covered employment, Custer County1,019
- Average annual pay, Custer County$44,456
- Housing units permitted, Custer County117
Every figure in this section is published for Custer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Silver Cliff.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Silver Cliff questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Silver Cliff, Colorado?
863, in 376 households. Silver Cliff town covers 15.46 square miles of land, which is 56 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Silver Cliff in?
Custer County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Silver Cliff?
$33,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $268,500. Median gross rent is $969 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Silver Cliff in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Silver Cliff appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Silver Cliff, town of, community 080196, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Silver Cliff figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Custer County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Silver Cliff.
Is zoning published for Silver Cliff?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.