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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Silsbee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Silsbee is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Silsbee who work in teaching (11.81%), healthcare (10.74%), and sales jobs (10.50%). 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. One downside of living in Silsbee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.34 minutes every day commuting to work. 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%: 18.44% of the adults in Silsbee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Silsbee in 2022 was $27,909, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,636 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. Important ancestries of people in Silsbee include German, English, French, Irish, and African. The most common language spoken in Silsbee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
