Demographics of Silsbee city, Texas

Silsbee city, Texas had 6,613 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −299 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Silsbee city, in four figures

6,613
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,842 ±29.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −299 people.; 40.3 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,907 ±$11,093
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Silsbee city, Texas's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Silsbee city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Silsbee city, Texas's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Silsbee city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,912	100.0	100.0
2021	6,919	100.1	100.2
2022	6,859	99.2	100.7
2023	6,748	97.6	101.6
2024	6,700	96.9	102.5
2025	6,613	95.7	103.1

Population of Silsbee city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,912	—
2021	6,919	+7
2022	6,859	−60
2023	6,748	−111
2024	6,700	−48
2025	6,613	−87

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±4.3: for men 36.0 ±8.2 and for women 41.5 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Silsbee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	124 to 430	1.8% to 6.3%	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,519 ±378	22.2% ±5.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	654 ±246	9.6% ±3.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,573 ±328	23.0% ±4.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,387 ±298	20.3% ±4.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,432 ±253	20.9% ±3.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,907 ±$11,093, and income per person $27,909 ±$3,096, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Silsbee city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	537 ±225	20.6% ±8.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	502 ±190	19.2% ±7.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	677 ±254	25.9% ±9.5	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	162 to 480	12.3% ±6.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	170 to 520	6.6% to 19.9%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	55 to 229	2.1% to 8.7%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3 to 169	0.1% to 6.5%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Silsbee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,309 ±524	20.0% ±8.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	188 to 836	12.3% to 44.7%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	440 ±216	13.8% ±6.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	357 ±170	22.6% ±9.7	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Silsbee city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Silsbee city	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,284 ±302	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.5% ±9.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.5% ±7.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.6% ±7.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.4% ±8.3	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$148,400 ±$50,930	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,011 ±$89	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Silsbee city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	186 to 712	2.7% to 10.4%	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,885 ±409	56.8% ±6.0	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,954 ±341	28.6% ±5.0	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.4%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 120	0% to 1.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	502 ±207	7.3% ±3.0	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Silsbee city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,955 ±441	72.4% ±6.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,667 ±423	24.4% ±6.2	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 93	0% to 1.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	185 ±86	2.7% ±1.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	69 to 229	1.0% to 3.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 75	0% to 1.1%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Silsbee city among the places of Texas

345th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Silsbee city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sealy city	7,053 ±26
Belterra CDP	6,978 ±966
La Feria city	6,891 ±24
Willis city	6,878 ±30
Mexia city	6,859 ±21
Silsbee city	6,842 ±29
Lackland AFB CDP	6,785 ±589
Venus town	6,745 ±221
Burnet city	6,732 ±33
Wolfforth city	6,701 ±37
Keene city	6,691 ±24

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026