Silver City, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 259. Estimated population in July 2024: 268 (+3.5% change)
Males: 126 (48.6%), Females: 133 (51.4%)
Mills County
Zip code: 51571
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $36,250
Median house value: $67,100
Population by Race
Races in Silver City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (42.1%), English (13.9%), Irish (8.9%), United States (8.9%), Danish (4.6%), Italian (4.6%).
Elevation: 1050 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Silver City
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 1.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Silver City city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 67.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 6.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+3.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Silver City:
- ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silver City:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 22 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 79 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 103 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Silver City:
- COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 13 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Abbreviation: CBF)
- PLATTSMOUTH MUNI (about 23 miles; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Abbreviation: PMV)
- RED OAK MUNI (about 28 miles; RED OAK, IA; Abbreviation: RDK)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silver City:
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 26 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 39 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 39 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
- NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
Libraries
Library in Silver City:
- SILVER CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,225; Location: 408 MAIN STREET, BOX 126; 6,030 books; 97 audio materials; 512 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)