Silverthorne is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 4,769 people and three associated neighborhoods, Silverthorne is the 96th largest community in Colorado.
Silverthorne home prices are not only among the most expensive in Colorado, but Silverthorne real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Silverthorne has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 31.33% 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.
Despite being a small town, Silverthorne has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
Silverthorne is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.20% of adults in Silverthorne have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Silverthorne in 2022 was $71,459, which is wealthy relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $285,836 for a family of four. However, Silverthorne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Silverthorne is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Silverthorne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Silverthorne residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Silverthorne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.53% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Silverthorne include German, English, Israeli, Irish, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Silverthorne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.