Silsbee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,864 people and four associated neighborhoods, Silsbee is the 313th largest community in Texas.Silsbee is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Silsbee is a city of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Silsbee who work in sales jobs (12.31%), healthcare (11.98%), and teaching (10.59%). Also of interest is that Silsbee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Silsbee is worth considering. As is often the case in a small city, Silsbee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Silsbee who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.07% of the adults in Silsbee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Silsbee in 2022 was $27,046, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,184 for a family of four. However, Silsbee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Silsbee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Silsbee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Silsbee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Silsbee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Silsbee include English, Irish, German, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Silsbee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
