Moving to Silver Lake, Indiana

Population: 546. Estimated population in July 2024: 537 (-1.6% change)
Males: 256 (46.9%), Females: 290 (53.1%)

Kosciusko County

Zip code: 46982

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $33,088
Median house value: $64,100

Population by Race

Races in Silver Lake:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
• Hispanic (3.5%)
• Other race (2.7%)
• Two or more races (0.9%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (21.4%), United States (18.7%), German (13.0%), Irish (7.7%), Italian (1.6%), Polish (1.3%).

Elevation: 912 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Silver Lake

• High school or higher: 66.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 4.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silver Lake town

• Never married: 20.7%
• Now married: 60.6%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 8.9%

3.5% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Silver Lake:

• KOSCIUSKO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WARSAW, IN)
• OTIS R BOWEN CTR FOR HUMAN SVS INC (about 12 miles; WARSAW, IN)
• WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WABASH, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silver Lake:

• GRISSOM ARB (about 36 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)
• ELKHART MUNI (about 45 miles; ELKHART, IN; Abbreviation: EKM)
• FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 50 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Silver Lake:

• MENTONE (about 13 miles; MENTONE, IN; Abbreviation: C92)
• WARSAW MUNI (about 14 miles; WARSAW, IN; Abbreviation: ASW)
• FULTON COUNTY (about 20 miles; ROCHESTER, IN; Abbreviation: RCR)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silver Lake:

• INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 46 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
• UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 50 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
• INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 54 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
• ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
• BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
• IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 72 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)

Public primary/middle school in Silver Lake:

• SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: 1930 CIRCLE DR; Grades: KG – 06)