Population: 2,341. Estimated population in July 2020: 2,513 (+7.3% change)
Males: 1,175 (50.2%), Females: 1,166 (49.8%)
Zip code: 53170
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $50,431
Median house value: $117,500
Races in Silver Lake:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (46.2%), Irish (14.1%), Polish (11.2%), Italian (7.6%), English (6.8%), Norwegian (5.5%).
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Silver Lake
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Silver Lake village
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 12.5%
2.9% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.6% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +483 (+26.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Silver Lake:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 11 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
- LAKEVIEW NEUROREHAB CTR MIDWEST 272 (about 18 miles; WATERFORD, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silver Lake:
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 18 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
- CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 45 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Silver Lake:
- CAMP LAKE (about 2 miles; CAMP LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: 49C)
- WESTOSHA (about 5 miles; WILMOT, WI; Abbreviation: 5K6)
- VINCENT (about 10 miles; GENOA CITY, WI; Abbreviation: 64C)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silver Lake:
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 18 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
- GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 21 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
- WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PALATINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 8,229)
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
- TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 35 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
Public primary/middle school in Silver Lake:
- RIVERVIEW EL (Students: 598; Location: 300 PROSSER ST; Grades: KG – 08)