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Silver City is a Census city of 504 people across 0.21 square miles of land, in Mills County. Median household income is $67,250, 82.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Silver City
What Silver City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,408 plus or minus 831
- County holding the largest share of its areaMills 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.
Silver City
How many people live in Silver City
- Population504 plus or minus 174
- Median age30.5 plus or minus 8.2
- Population under 18156 plus or minus 63
- Share under 1831.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over78 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households143 plus or minus 39
- Family households103 plus or minus 33
- Share of households that are families72.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Silver City
- Median household income$67,250 plus or minus $20,021
- Per capita income$36,900 plus or minus $13,331
- Civilian labor force247 plus or minus 121
- Employed235 plus or minus 116
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over281 plus or minus 96
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent plus or minus 43.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Silver City
- Housing units165 plus or minus 42
- Occupied units143 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units22 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate13.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied118 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied25 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate82.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,188 plus or minus $664
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Single family units161 plus or minus 42
- Share single family97.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 10
- Share in buildings of two or more1.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Silver City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute197 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes63 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more109 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.3 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Drove alone74.5 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Worked from home16.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silver City
Flood risk in Silver City
- NFIP communityCity of Silver City
- NFIP community number190207
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/17/20
The City of Silver City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190207 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.
Mills County, not Silver City
Mills County context, not Silver City figures
- Establishments in Mills County331
- Covered employment, Mills County3,361
- Average annual pay, Mills County$55,050
- Housing units permitted, Mills County40
Every figure in this section is published for Mills County as a whole and is not a measurement of Silver City.
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 City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Silver City, Iowa?
504, in 143 households. Silver City city covers 0.21 square miles of land, which is 2,408 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Silver City in?
Mills 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 City?
$67,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,800. Median gross rent is $1,188 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Silver City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Silver City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Silver City, city of, community 190207, 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 City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mills 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 City.
Is zoning published for Silver City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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