Silver CityNC
A town of 592.
Is Silver City a good place to live?
37% of residents live below the poverty line in Silver City, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Silver City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
592 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
Silver City is unincorporated, so Hoke County and regional agencies provide most services.
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.
The schools Silver City’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Hoke County Schools. 646 students attend Silver City’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upchurch ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 646 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
51% of Silver City’s commuters take transit to work
The average commute in Silver City is 19 minutes. The town had 19 jobs in 2023, down 141 from 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles. The top destinations are Raeford (29%), Fayetteville (11%) and Raleigh (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Silver City, mostly inland flooding
29% of Silver City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 22%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Silver City: mild winters and hot summers
Silver City’s typical July afternoon high stands at 91°F, above both the North Carolina town median (89°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Silver City get no exercise outside work than in the typical North Carolina or U.S. town
The share of adults in Silver City who have diabetes: 25%. Of the 290 North Carolina towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Silver City. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Silver City is ahead of North Carolina on 4 and behind on 21.
| Silver City | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 19% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 24% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Silver City | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 8.5% | 14.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 20.2% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Silver City sells for about $320K at the median
Among households in Silver City, 50% own their home. Its typical rent is $1,168 a month.
| Silver City | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,168 a month | $1,085 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
South of the Border and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silver City. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkSouth of the Border
20 mi MuseumAirborne & Special Operations Museum
16 mi Museum82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum
13 mi MuseumWeymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve
21 mi GardenCape Fear Botanical GardenPhoto credits
South of the Border: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Airborne & Special Operations Museum: US Army, Public domain · 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum: Dragases (talk), Public domain · Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve: Wyatt Greene, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cape Fear Botanical Garden: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Silver City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Silver City; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Silver City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
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
Census-designated place in North Carolina, United States
Silver City is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hoke County, North Carolina in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Silver City had a population of 643.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 249 ft
Questions about Silver City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silver City, NC a good place to live?
Silver City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.