Silver CityMS
A town of 165, settled in 1904.
Is Silver City a good place to live?
41% of residents live below the poverty line in Silver City, where Mississippi’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 5 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Silver City. Silver City’s trail network density is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both Mississippi’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4). Silver City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
165 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Silver City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Silver City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Silver City.
A typical Silver City home is worth about $103K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 2.2%. Among households in Silver City, 65% are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Silver City’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Greenwood (10%), Belzoni (9%) and Indianola (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles. The typical journey to work for Silver City comes to 24 minutes.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Silver City is drought, at a high overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 70% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Silver City, 35% come from drought and 23% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Silver City households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Silver City has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Silver City’s adults have diabetes than in the typical Mississippi or U.S. town
For adults in Silver City, the share who smoke cigarettes is 26%. No town among the 102 in Mississippi we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Silver City. CDC measures, 31 in all: Silver City beats Mississippi on 2 and trails on 20. Among 102 Mississippi towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Silver City.
| Silver City | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 27% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 54% | 42% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Silver City | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.3% | 13.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.5% | 79.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 24.5% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Silver City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Silver City; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Silver City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Mississippi.
100% of working residents leave Silver City for work
Where Silver City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Silver City
Town in Mississippi, United States
Silver City is a town in Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 217 at the 2021 census, a decline of 33% from the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 108 ft
- ZIP code
- 39166
- Area code
- 662
Questions about Silver City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silver City, MS a good place to live?
Silver City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.