Demographics & People — Silver Lake CDP (Essex County), New Jersey

Population Overview

Population (Census)4,034
Estimated 2026~3,700
Median Age47.3
Total Households1,410
Family Households902
Average Household Size2.86
Diversity Index0.6128 (highly diverse)

Race & Ethnicity

White2,247
Black or African American208
Asian472
Hispanic or Latino2,251

Heritage & Ancestry

GroupCount
Other groups2,639
Hispanic: Hispanic or Latino2,184
Hispanic: South American1,687
Hispanic: Ecuadorian1,172
Unclassified or not reported1,019
Italian350
Hispanic: Argentinean315
Hispanic: Dominican (Dominican Republic)258
West Indian (except Hispanic groups)249
Jamaican249

Language

English Only1,252
Spanish2,138
Population 5+3,984

Veterans

Veterans33
Population 18+3,323
Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2023; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, B19013. Data for Silver Lake CDP (Essex County), New Jersey.