# Silver Firs, Washington

Silver Firs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. The population was 22,174 at the 2020 census. It lies northeast of the city of Mill Creek. Silver Firs is one of two CDPs that were created out of the former Seattle Hill-Silver Firs CDP in 2010, the other being Eastmont.

## Geography

Silver Firs is located at 47°51′42″N 122°08′44″W﻿ / ﻿47.86167°N 122.14556°W﻿ / 47.86167; -122.14556 (47.881010, -122.178697).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.0 square miles (36.2 km$^2$), of which, 13.9 square miles (36.1 km$^2$) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km$^2$) of it (0.21%) is water.
The CDP contains several large residential neighborhoods, including Silver Firs and the Highlands.

## Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 22,174 people residing in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.22% White, 2.19% African American, 0.46% Native American, 15.75% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 2.52% from other races, and 10.57% from two or more races.
The ACS 5-Year Estimate of 2021 for Housing and Families estimated that the population consisted of 7,384 households, and 6,061 families. 94.6% of these housing units consisted of 1-unit structures, with 90.1% of units being owner-occupied. It was estimated that 43.6% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 44.7% of all households were estimated to have one or more people under 18 years of age, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.22.
The ACS 5-Year Estimate of 2021 for Age and Sex reported the age distribution as 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 39.3% from 15 to 44, 14.13% who were 60 years of age or older, and 2.5% who were 75 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years overall, or 36.5 years for males and 39.3 years for females. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males.
The ACS 5-Year Estimate of 2021 for Commuting Characteristics reported that 75.3% of residents in the CDP commuted to work via car, truck or van (with 69.0% of residents driving alone and 6.3% carpooling). 5.1% of residents were estimated to commute via public transportation, and 17.2% were estimated to work from home.
The ACS 5-Year Estimate of 2021 for Medium Income reported a median income for a household in the CDP as $137,577, and the median income for a family was $145,973. In nonfamily households, Males living alone were estimated to have a median income of $89,006, with a median income of $109,000 for all males (with a margin of error of $44,711). Females living alone were estimated to have a median income of $73,750, with a median income of $81,581 for all females (with a margin of error of $15,914).
Further ACS 5-Year Estimate data for 2021 includes:
* 95.5% Highschool graduacy rate of the population 25 years and over.
* 25.6% of the population 5 years of age or older that speaks a language other than English, with 7.2% speaking Spanish, 11.5% Asian and Pacific Island languages, 5.6% other Indo-European languages, and 1.3% other languages
* 6.5% of the population below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18, 6.0% of those between 18 and 64 years old, and 1.8% of those with a bachelor's degree or higher.
* Occupancy Characteristics of 82.1% Family Households, 12.8% Individual Households, and 5.1% Nonfamily Households of individuals not living alone, with an overall 99.1% of households with 1 or less occupants per room.
* 1.6% of households with no computer or computing devices, and 6.1% of households without an internet subscription
* 48.2% of the population being born in the state of Washington, 30.0% being born in another state in the United States, and 20.0% being born outside of the United States, with 92.4% of the population being US Citizens via place of birth or naturalization