Silsbee is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,711 people and four associated neighborhoods, Silsbee is the 313th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Silsbee isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Silsbee are a mix of both white- and blue-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 healthcare (12.50%), teaching (10.83%), and sales jobs (9.68%). 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. Silsbee is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Silsbee who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.45% of the adults in Silsbee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Silsbee in 2022 was $27,894, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,576 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 12.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Silsbee include English, German, African, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Silsbee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
