It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Silver Springs has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Silver Springs has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Silver Springs than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Silver Springs may be for you.
In Silver Springs, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.88 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The percentage of people in Silver Springs with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.97% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Silver Springs in 2022 was $27,693, which is lower middle income relative to Nevada and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,772 for a family of four. However, Silver Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Silver Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Silver Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Silver Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Silver Springs include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Silver Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
