Silverton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,341 people and two associated neighborhoods, Silverton is the 51st largest community in Oregon. Housing costs in Silverton are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Oregon.Silverton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Silverton is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Silverton who work in management occupations (12.23%), office and administrative support (10.47%), and healthcare suport services (9.65%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.06% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Silverton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.93% of adults in Silverton have a college degree. The per capita income in Silverton in 2022 was $35,489, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,956 for a family of four. However, Silverton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Silverton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Silverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Silverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Silverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.47% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Silverton include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Silverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
