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Silver City, NM vs Belen, NM

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- Belen is 0% more densely populated than Silver City.
- People are 0.2% less likely to be married in Belen.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years older in Belen.
 Silver City, NMBelen, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,374329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.938.4
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 Population - 201010,257  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,901285,036,114
 Population - 199010,683  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock889.393.4
 Land Area10.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Silver City, NMBelen, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Silver City, NMBelen, NMUnited States
 White43.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock65.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Silver City, NMBelen, NMUnited States
 Married Population31.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.5%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock24.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.722.60
 Households3,954  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,55880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,175  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews
Sharon · Las Cruces, NM
Isolated Quirky Town with Basic Amenities
Over 1 years ago

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Dean  · Huntington Beach, CA
Small towns high crime.
Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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Mary · Silver City, NM
Silver City quirky and welcoming!
Over 5 years ago

We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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Ivan · Belen, NM
Belen is my world it should be yours too !
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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