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Silver City, New Mexico Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 10,545. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,999 (-5.2% change)
Males: 5,023 (47.6%), Females: 5,522 (52.4%)

Grant County

Zip codes: 88061.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $25,881
Median house value: $87,700

Population by Race

Races in Silver City:

  • Hispanic (52.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (44.5%)
  • Other race (22.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Black (0.9%)

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

Ancestries: German (10.6%), English (10.5%), Irish (6.9%), United States (6.2%), Italian (2.8%), French (2.2%).

Elevation: 5938 feet

Land area: 10.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Silver City

  • High school or higher: 79.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silver City town

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 48.1%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

4.1% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America, 0.5% Europe, 0.4% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -451 (-4.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Silver City:

  • GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1313 2ND ST PO BOX 2767)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Silver City:

  • MIMBRES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 55 miles; DEMING, NM)
  • MORENCI HOSPITAL (about 76 miles; MORENCI, AZ)
  • SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL (about 80 miles; T OR C, NM)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silver City:

  • LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 100 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Abbreviation: LRU)
  • BIGGS AAF (about 148 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX; Abbreviation: BIF)
  • EL PASO INTL (about 149 miles; EL PASO, TX; Abbreviation: ELP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Silver City:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Silver City:

  • WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,851; Location: 1000 W. COLLEGE AVE; Public; Website: www.wnmu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

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

  • EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 104 miles; THATCHER, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,085)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 111 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 111 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,380)
  • COCHISE COLLEGE (about 131 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 141 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 12,071)
  • EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 150 miles; EL PASO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,127)
  • PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 186 miles; TUCSON, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 14,177)

Schools

Public high schools in Silver City:

  • SILVER HIGH (Students: 943; Location: 3200 NORTH SILVER STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • JUV DETENT CNTR (Students: 9; Location: 201 N BLACK; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Silver City:

  • AGAPE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 49; Location: 1301 SANTA RITA STREET; Grades: KG – 12)
  • SILVER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 28; Location: 1735 E 32ND ST; Grades: KG – 12)
  • DOWN TO EARTH SCHOOL (Students: 12; Location: 716 W MARKET ST; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Silver City:

  • LA PLATA MIDDLE (Students: 662; Location: 3500 NORTH SILVER STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • HARRISON SCHMITT EL. (Students: 542; Location: 4042 HWY 90 SW; Grades: PK – 05)
  • STOUT ELEMENTARY (Students: 415; Location: 2600 NORTH SWAN; Grades: PK – 05)
  • JOSE BARRIOS ELEM (Students: 264; Location: 1625 LITTLE WALNUT ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SIXTH STREET ELEM (Students: 183; Location: 405 WEST SIXTH; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HOME HOSPITAL (Location: 201 N. BLACK; Grades: N – N )

Private primary/middle school in Silver City:

  • GUADALUPE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: 1731 N ALABAMA; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Silver City:

  • THE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $320,900; Location: 515 WEST COLLEGE AVENUE; 52,588 books; 3,311 audio materials; 1,379 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)

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