What is the population of Silver Lake CDP?

Silver Lake CDP has 6,242 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #139 of 777 in North Carolina.

What is the median household income in Silver Lake CDP?

Median household income in Silver Lake CDP is $73,277 a year, 6.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Silver Lake CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,289 a month and the median home value is $287,500, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.

Is Silver Lake CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Silver Lake CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Silver Lake, NC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Silver Lake, North Carolina (Silver Lake, NC — Census place “Silver Lake CDP”) is 6,242 residents, ranking #139 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $73,277, the median home is worth $287,500 and median gross rent runs $1,289 a month. Looking for the Silver Lake North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Silver Lake, NC: 28412.

Population: 6,242Silver Lake CDP residents
Median household income: $73,277Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $287,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,289Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 78.6%Owner-occupied households

Silver Lake ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Silver Lake.

The Silver Lake NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

28412

What the numbers mean in Silver Lake CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Silver Lake CDP median would spend about 21.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.5% of residents and 78.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Silver Lake CDP, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Silver Lake CDP is a mid-size town in North Carolina, with 6,242 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #139 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 82% of them. The median age here is 42.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Silver Lake CDP earn a median of $73,277 a year, 6.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Silver Lake CDP is valued at $287,500, 5.2% below the national figure and 31% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,289 a month, 8.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,468 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Silver Lake CDP?: Silver Lake CDP has 6,242 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #139 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Silver Lake CDP?: Median household income in Silver Lake CDP is $73,277 a year, 6.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Silver Lake CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,289 a month and the median home value is $287,500, so rent absorbs about 21.1% of median household income.
Is Silver Lake CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Silver Lake CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Silver Lake CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.