Silverthorne, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 3,196. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,610 (+13.0% change)
Males: 1,809 (56.6%), Females: 1,387 (43.4%)

Summit County

Zip codes: 80498.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $58,839
Median house value: $264,300

Population by Race

Races in Silverthorne:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.7%)
  • Hispanic (23.5%)
  • Other race (11.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Black (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (22.2%), Irish (13.8%), English (9.3%), United States (7.1%), French (4.1%), Scottish (3.3%).

Elevation: 8751 feet

Land area: 3.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Silverthorne

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silverthorne town

  • Never married: 32.6%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 0.7%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

24.3% Foreign born (18.7% Latin America, 3.2% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,327 (+71.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Silverthorne:

  • VAIL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; VAIL, CO)
  • ST VINCENT GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 33 miles; LEADVILLE, CO)
  • KREMMLING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 43 miles; KREMMLING, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silverthorne:

  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 59 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)
  • ASPEN-PITKIN CO/SARDY FIELD (about 62 miles; ASPEN, CO; Abbreviation: ASE)
  • BUCKLEY AFB (about 92 miles; AURORA, CO; Abbreviation: BKF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Silverthorne:

  • GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY (about 33 miles; GRANBY, CO; Abbreviation: GNB)
  • LAKE COUNTY (about 34 miles; LEADVILLE, CO; Abbreviation: LXV)
  • MC ELROY AIRFIELD (about 35 miles; KREMMLING, CO; Abbreviation: 20V)

Amtrak stations near Silverthorne:

  • 4 miles: FRISCO (1010 MEADOW DR.) – Bus Station
  • 19 miles: VAIL (241 S. FRONTAGE RD.) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silverthorne:

  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 58 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 62 miles; GOLDEN, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,183)
  • RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,835)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)
  • FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 6,858)
  • EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 74 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,083)
  • REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,898)

Public primary/middle school in Silverthorne:

  • SILVERTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 218; Location: 465 BRIAN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)