Demographics

People

Total Population889
Male Share of the Population49.7%
Female Share of the Population50.3%
Senior Citizens11.2%
Employed Population 16+494
Age of the Population37

Families

% of people married50.8%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher4.8%
Median Earnings25+$36,422
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree$31,705

Wealth

Median Family Income$77,361
% Above Poverty Level92.1%
% Below Poverty Level7.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time28 minutes
% Working from Home6.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work5.9%
% Using Public Transportation%

Housing

People Living Alone43%
Median Gross Rent$525
Median House Value$127,700

Ancestry

German52.4%
Polish19.5%
Czech17.4%
Irish14.8%
Norwegian9.4%
Swedish5.2%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)3.6%
English2.1%
French Except Basque1.3%
Finnish1%
Dutch0.3%
Ukrainian0.2%
Danishn0.2%
Italian0.2%
Hungarian0.2%
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Silver Lake Almanac

CategoryValue
CountyMcLeod County
Standard Zip Codes55381
Phone Area Codes320
Time ZoneAmerica/Chicago
Approximate Latitude44.9
Approximate Longitude-94.19

Silver Lake Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

  • Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  • Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

StationHUTCHINSON 1 N
Distance8.6 miles
Jan Temp-0 to 20 F
Apr Temp35 to 56 F
Jul Temp61 to 83 F
Oct Temp36 to 59 F
Annual Precip27.1 inches
StationSTEWART
Distance14 miles
Jan Temp1 to 21 F
Apr Temp34 to 57 F
Jul Temp61 to 84 F
Oct Temp37 to 60 F
Annual Precip29 inches
StationDELANO
Distance21.8 miles
Jan Temp-1 to 20 F
Apr Temp33 to 56 F
Jul Temp61 to 83 F
Oct Temp36 to 58 F
Annual Precip27.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Glencoe5,495$61,408
Howard Lake1,958$65,750
Hutchinson13,882$77,518
Lester Prairie1,958$67,692
New Germany443$70,625
Winsted2,269$63,750

Silver Lake Public Schools

Lakeside Elementary
229 Lake Ave
ZIP: 55381
(320) 864-2501
Primary
Total Enrollment 472
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