Silver Lake, IN Housing Market & City Data

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923
Population Estimate
$76,429
Median Home Value
94.1%
Employment Rate
7.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$154
Median Listing Price$202,125
Median Days on Market33
Active Listings12
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)16
Avg Listing Price$456,425
Avg Listing Price Change MoM46%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY144%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.74
Family Dual Income43.2
Median Household Income$48,281
Median Individual Income$25,903
Home Ownership72.0%
Home Value$76,429
Median Rent$687
Rent Burden24.0%
Poverty25.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED21.6%
  • Highschool Education41.9%
  • Some College29.5%
  • Bachelors Degree4.6%
  • Graduate Degree2.4%
  • Total College or Above7.0%
  • Stem Degree51.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.5%
  • Female49.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married39.1%
  • Divorced22.2%
  • Never Married32.6%
  • Widowed6.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySilver Lake
State IDIN
Population923

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.5%
19–2915.0%
30–3910.0%
40–4911.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.5%
60–6915.1%
70–795.6%
80+5.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.2%
Unemployment Rate5.9%
Disabled23.6%

ETHNICITY

White97.2%
Black0.0%
Asian0.4%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple2.0%

OTHER

Hispanic3.1%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured8.5%
Veteran9.9%

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