Demographics of Silver Lake CDP, North Carolina

Silver Lake CDP, North Carolina had 6,563 ±1,043 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Silver Lake CDP, in four figures

6,563 ±1,043
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 139th
Among North Carolina's places: Of 166 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 42.9 ±6.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $76,756 ±$15,693
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.9 ±6.6: for men 41.4 ±6.5 and for women 46.3 ±6.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Silver Lake CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	326 ±158	5.0% ±2.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,023 ±284	15.6% ±3.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	135 to 621	2.2% to 9.3%	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,596 ±487	24.3% ±6.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,844 ±517	28.1% ±6.5	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,396 ±342	21.3% ±4.0	17.2% ±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 $76,756 ±$15,693, and income per person $39,256 ±$6,670, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Silver Lake CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	126 to 396	9.5% ±4.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	655 ±267	23.9% ±8.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	369 ±180	13.5% ±6.1	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	374 ±164	13.6% ±5.5	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	323 ±139	11.8% ±4.6	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	207 to 907	8.0% to 32.6%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	40 to 362	1.6% to 13.1%	10.4% ±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 Silver Lake CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	225 to 1,047	3.6% to 15.8%	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	27 to 269	2.4% to 19.6%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	37 to 695	1.3% to 19.5%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	18 to 226	1.3% to 13.1%	10.9% ±0.2	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 Silver Lake CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Silver Lake CDP	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	2,818 ±478	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.2% ±1.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 6.9%	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.2% ±8.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.8% ±7.0	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$325,500 ±$46,947	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,416 ±$155	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±5	1991 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Silver Lake CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,350 ±598	20.6% ±8.5	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,644 ±944	70.8% ±9.0	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	26 to 416	0.4% to 6.3%	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	0% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	103 to 515	1.7% to 7.8%	4.1% ±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 Silver Lake CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	2,934 ±628	44.7% ±6.4	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,071 ±941	46.8% ±12.3	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 152	0% to 2.3%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	489 ±239	7.5% ±3.4	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11 to 171	0.2% to 2.6%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	171 to 625	2.7% to 9.4%	5.2% ±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%.

Silver Lake CDP among the places of North Carolina

139th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Silver Lake CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Unionville town	6,954 ±25
Swannanoa CDP	6,901 ±1,072
Selma town	6,817 ±27
Carolina Beach town	6,745 ±25
Marvin village	6,692 ±20
Silver Lake CDP	6,563 ±1,043
Boiling Spring Lakes city	6,347 ±25
East Flat Rock CDP	6,323 ±936
Wrightsboro CDP	6,287 ±838
Angier town	6,241 ±239
Cherryville city	6,226 ±19

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026