Chain-O-Lakes vs Golden

A side-by-side comparison of Chain-O-Lakes and Golden: population, income, housing, and more.

Chain-O-Lakes and Golden are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Golden has the higher population (277 vs 136 in Chain-O-Lakes). Golden has the higher median household income ($44,091 vs $25,500 in Chain-O-Lakes). Golden has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $164,500 in Chain-O-Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Chain-O-Lakes	Golden
Population	136	277
Median age	60.3 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$25,500	$44,091
Median home value	$164,500	$208,000
Housing units	108	204
Homeownership rate	92.6%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Golden
Population	86 → 136 (+58.1%)	415 → 277 (-33.3%)
Median household income	$25,950 → $25,500 (-1.7%)	$43,100 → $44,091 (+2.3%)
Median home value	$160,400 → $164,500 (+2.6%)	$120,800 → $208,000 (+72.2%)

Chain-O-Lakes

Population

86136

Median household income

$25,950$25,500

Median home value

$160,400$164,500

Golden

Population

415277

Median household income

$43,100$44,091

Median home value

$120,800$208,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Golden
Under 5	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	1.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	15.9%
55 to 64	17.6%	37.5%
65 to 74	20.6%	13.4%
75 and over	17.6%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Golden
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	81.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.5%	18.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chain-O-Lakes	Golden
No high school diploma	9.0%	22.4%
High school graduate	42.3%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	41.4%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Golden
Drove alone	100.0%	77.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	6.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chain-O-Lakes	Golden
1-unit, detached	89.8%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Chain-O-Lakes	Golden
Poverty rate	58.8%	6.1%
Average household size	2.52	1.36
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1976	1975