Editing Silsbee, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 2525
|1950= 3179
|1960= 6277
|1970= 7271
|1980= 7684
|1990= 6368
|2000= 6393
|2010= 6611
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=6935}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Silsbee racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4867832&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|4,504
|64.95%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,782
|25.07%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|10
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|47
|0.68%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|9
|0.13%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|231
|3.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|352
|5.08%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,935'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,935 people, 2,441 households, and 1,745 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="2010 US Census">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=US Census Department |access-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, 6,611 people, 2,520 households, and 1,763 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|881.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 2,790 housing units averaged 353.5 per square mile (136.5/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 65.8% White, 30.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.015% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 01.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.0% of the population.

Of the 2,520 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were not families; 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was distributed as 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 19 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.7 years. Of the entire population, 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Of those individuals age 18 and over, 32.5% were male and 67.5% were female.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,121, and for a family was $51,518. About 16.6% of the population was below the [[poverty line]]; 14.0% of families were below the poverty line, while only 3.9% of married families were in poverty. Of those age 65 or over, 4.4% were below the poverty line.