Chain of Rocks vs Silex

A side-by-side comparison of Chain of Rocks and Silex: population, income, housing, and more.

Chain of Rocks and Silex are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Silex has the higher population (383 vs 279 in Chain of Rocks). Chain of Rocks has the higher median home value ($336,000 vs $176,100 in Silex). Since 2019, Silex's population has grown faster (+463.2% vs +144.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Chain of Rocks	Silex
Population	279	383
Median age	29.2 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$145,887	—
Median home value	$336,000	$176,100
Median gross rent	—	$688
Housing units	73	116
Homeownership rate	98.6%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chain of Rocks	Silex
Population	114 → 279 (+144.7%)	68 → 383 (+463.2%)
Median household income	$83,125 → $145,887 (+75.5%)	$86,250 → $35,938 (-58.3%)
Median home value	$197,500 → $336,000 (+70.1%)	$155,800 → $176,100 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$715 → $688 (-3.8%)

Chain of Rocks

Population

114279

Median household income

$83,125$145,887

Median home value

$197,500$336,000

Silex

Population

68383

Median household income

$86,250$35,938

Median home value

$155,800$176,100

Median gross rent

$715$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chain of Rocks	Silex
Under 5	18.3%	2.3%
5 to 17	19.4%	27.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	5.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	28.3%	6.3%
45 to 54	6.8%	4.7%
55 to 64	6.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	6.1%	9.9%
75 and over	1.1%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chain of Rocks	Silex
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chain of Rocks	Silex
No high school diploma	7.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	18.3%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	47.1%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chain of Rocks	Silex
Drove alone	60.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	30.4%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chain of Rocks	Silex
1-unit, detached	97.3%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Chain of Rocks	Silex
Poverty rate	3.2%	13.8%
Average household size	3.99	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	2001	2013