Silt, CO

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Silt, Colorado

Silt, Colorado, in Garfield county, is 130 miles W of Boulder, Colorado (center to center) and 142 miles W of Denver, Colorado. As of the year 2000 census, 1,740 people lived in Silt.

The People and Families of Silt

In Silt, about 62% of adults are married. Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in the town without hitting a preschooler.

Silt is noted for its large share of males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Silt had a median family income of $51,736.

Political Inclinations

Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from Silt.

Silt Housing

An estimated 77% of living spaces in Silt are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the town is younger than in most places.

Commuting

In Silt, 89% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Silt strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Colorado):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Silt, CO

Comparing Silt to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Colorado (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	130 miles W of Boulder, Colorado (center to center)
Nearest Large City	142 miles W of Denver, Colorado
County	Garfield
Standard Zip Codes	81652
Phone Area Codes	970
Time Zone	Mountain (-7 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.549
Longitude	-107.655

Station	RIFLE
Distance	7.8 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 37 F
Apr Temp	30 to 64 F
Jul Temp	52 to 90 F
Oct Temp	31 to 68 F
Annual Precip	12.7 inches

Station	GLENWOOD SPGS #2
Distance	18.1 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 36 F
Apr Temp	31 to 63 F
Jul Temp	52 to 89 F
Oct Temp	33 to 67 F
Annual Precip	17.9 inches

Station	ALTENBERN
Distance	39 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 36 F
Apr Temp	30 to 62 F
Jul Temp	50 to 89 F
Oct Temp	32 to 65 F
Annual Precip	17 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,740	100%
Male	907	52.1%
Female	833	47.9%
Under 18	530	30.5%
18+	1,210	69.5%
65+	103	5.9%
Median Age	31.4
Average Family Size	3.21
White	1,559	89.6%
African-American	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	23	1.3%
Other	129	7.4%
Mixed Race	26	1.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	247	14.2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,260
Growth	520
Growth %	29.9%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	23.4%
German	13.9%
English	11%
US/American	9.9%
Irish	9%
Italian	7%
Norwegian	5%
Swedish	3%
European	2.3%
Scottish	2.1%
French (except Basque)	2%
Scotch-Irish	1.9%
Polish	1.6%
Dutch	1.2%
French Canadian	1.2%
Welsh	1.2%
Austrian	0.8%
Hungarian	0.6%
Russian	0.5%
Finnish	0.5%
Czechoslovakian	0.5%
Czech	0.4%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Danish	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%
Greek	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Silt	1,740	$51,736
Glenwood Springs	7,736	$52,903
New Castle	1,984	$58,889
Parachute	1,006	$34,423
Rifle	6,784	$48,714

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