Silver Springs Shores CDP, Marion County, Florida Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida. The estimated population of Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida is 25,363 people, with a median age of 38.7.

We can look at the total population in Silver Springs Shores CDP over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
25,363
+1.81%
+198.11%
2020
24,911
+175.84%
-
2019
9,031
+0.72%
-
2018
8,966
+5.38%
-
2017
8,508
- -

Population of Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
43.3%
34.3%
+26.24%
Black/African American
27.8%
40.3%
-31.02%
Native
0%
0%
0.00%
Hispanic
24.8%
20%
+24.00%
Asian
1.1%
0.7%
+57.14%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.6%
3.9%
-58.97%
Other
1.3%
0.9%
+44.44%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.7 +4.31% 37.8 +8.31% 40.5 +4.92%
2020 37.1 +1.09% 34.9 -7.92% 38.6 +6.93%
2019 36.7 +4.86% 37.9 +5.28% 36.1 +3.44%
2018 35 0% 36 +29.96% 34.9 -4.38%
2017 35 - 27.7 - 36.5 -

The median age of Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 713 +266.62% 482 +245.54% 1,976 1,191
10 to 19 738 +217.96% 791 +119.96% 2,344 1,820
20 to 29 387 +185.46% 770 +58.58% 940 1,084
30 to 39 350 +218.87% 619 +189.66% 1,668 2,133
40 to 49 371 +363.23% 570 +151.66% 1,730 1,406
50 to 59 324 +224.95% 432 +334.3% 1,494 2,280
60 to 69 269 +253.6% 434 +160.03% 1,457 1,280
70+ 422 +223.51% 836 +102.3% 1,136 1,424

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida is $47,658.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Silver Springs Shores CDP.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $50,559.00
  • 45 to 64
    $58,385.00
  • 65 and over
    $23,260.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Silver Springs Shores CDP, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Silver Springs Shores CDP, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida is currently $65,398.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

1.47% of households in Silver Springs Shores CDP are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Silver Springs Shores CDP against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    28.11%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.19%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.96%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.07%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.36%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0.84%
  • $200,000 or more
    1.47%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Silver Springs Shores CDP is $24,714.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Silver Springs Shores CDP by the total population of Silver Springs Shores CDP.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Silver Springs Shores CDP to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    8.98%
  • Bachelor's degree
    17.08%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.35%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    58.49%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.11%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Silver Springs Shores CDP that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Silver Springs Shores CDP over the age of 16 is 19,627.

Of those people, a total of 55.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Silver Springs Shores CDP is 52.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,595 24.90% 5.50%
20 to 24 years 1,186 71.20% 5.10%
25 to 29 years 838 86.50% 16.80%
30 to 34 years 2,187 50.80% 5.00%
35 to 44 years 3,424 84.40% 6.90%
45 to 54 years 2,847 80.40% 2.40%
55 to 59 years 2,253 58.40% 8.50%
60 to 64 years 1,373 45.20% 1.00%
65 to 74 years 2,088 30.10% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,836 1.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Silver Springs Shores CDP. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 10,989 54.80% 3.90%
Black or African American 4,909 56.90% 11.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 219 73.10% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1,086 64.40% 1.40%
Two or more races 2,418 48.20% 3.40%
Hispanic or Latino 4,897 50.90% 3.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,121 55.70% 2.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Silver Springs Shores CDP as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Silver Springs Shores CDP is 10,223, with median earnings of $29,938.00.

Women in Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida earning approximately 81.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,223 $29,938.00
Male 5,197 $34,345.00
Female 5,026 $27,957.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 470 $50,690.00
Business and Financial 212 $33,393.00
Computer and Mathematical 23 $65,375.00
Architecture and Engineering 206 $36,163.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 23 $0.00
Community and Social Service 297 $38,914.00
Legal 21 $0.00
Educational and Library 543 $21,428.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 71 $18,821.00
Healthcare Practitioners 549 $47,118.00
Healthcare Support 861 $28,714.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 229 $0.00
Law Enforcement 67 $48,672.00
Food Preparation and Serving 745 $21,516.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 442 $28,428.00
Personal Care and Service 202 $11,806.00
Sales 1,544 $36,622.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,297 $30,264.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 95 $60,972.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 294 $31,709.00
Production 636 $32,605.00
Transportation and Material Moving 539 $72,719.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 346 $46,827.00 124 $250,001.00
Business and Financial 70 $20,100.00 142 $34,464.00
Computer and Mathematical 23 $65,375.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 195 $36,323.00 11 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 23 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 133 $38,958.00 164 $12,300.00
Legal 0 $0.00 21 $0.00
Educational and Library 81 $35,417.00 462 $21,406.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 62 $18,500.00 9 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 105 $38,380.00 444 $48,112.00
Healthcare Support 110 $0.00 751 $28,656.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 2 $0.00 227 $0.00
Law Enforcement 67 $48,672.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 495 $22,001.00 250 $15,407.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 386 $28,608.00 56 $21,852.00
Personal Care and Service 94 $0.00 108 $8,182.00
Sales 691 $51,166.00 853 $25,987.00
Office and Administrative Support 215 $40,022.00 1,082 $29,774.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 95 $60,972.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 275 $31,575.00 19 $0.00
Production 496 $34,076.00 140 $18,636.00
Transportation and Material Moving 539 $72,719.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 9,373 households in Silver Springs Shores CDP, with an average household size of 2.7 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 6,177 families in Silver Springs Shores CDP with an average family size of 3.4 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,547 362 1,268 3,196
Average Household Size 3.5 3.91 3.37 1.16
Total Families 4,547 362 1,268 0
Average Household Size 3.49 2.99 3.19 0

Poverty

Of the 6,177 families in Silver Springs Shores CDP, 14.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Silver Springs Shores CDP:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 10,324 housing units in Silver Springs Shores CDP, Florida.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 9,373 90.79%
Vacant 951 9.21%

22.63% of the total 10,324 housing units in Silver Springs Shores CDP are rental units. This is approximately 2,336 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,017 are occupied by the owner - or 67.97% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Silver Springs Shores CDP is $1,087.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Silver Springs Shores CDP that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    20
  • Less than $500
    63
  • $500 to $999
    826
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,159
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    288
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Silver Springs Shores CDP is $138,000.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Silver Springs Shores CDP that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    294
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,529
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,447
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,791
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    694
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    77
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    151
  • $1,000,000 or more
    34

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Silver Springs Shores CDP. The chart below shows the number of properties in Silver Springs Shores CDP that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    0
  • 1940 to 1949
    0
  • 1950 to 1959
    101
  • 1960 to 1969
    161
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,114
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,520
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,752
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,889
  • 2010 to 2013
    787
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Silver Springs Shores CDP that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    561
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,845
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,564
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,403

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Silver Springs Shores CDP get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Silver Springs Shores CDP that commute to work in a particular way.

27.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Silver Springs Shores CDP.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    61
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    472
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    663
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,146
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,979
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    880
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,217
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    508
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    362
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    514
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    420
  • 90 or more minutes
    140

Summary

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