Chain of Rocks vs Whiteside

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

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

Chain of Rocks has the higher population (279 vs 96 in Whiteside). Chain of Rocks has the higher median household income ($145,887 vs $98,250 in Whiteside). Chain of Rocks has the higher median home value ($336,000 vs $95,000 in Whiteside).

Population, income & housing

	Chain of Rocks	Whiteside
Population	279	96
Median age	29.2 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$145,887	$98,250
Median home value	$336,000	$95,000
Median gross rent	—	$744
Housing units	73	33
Homeownership rate	98.6%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chain of Rocks	Whiteside
Population	114 → 279 (+144.7%)	70 → 96 (+37.1%)
Median household income	$83,125 → $145,887 (+75.5%)	$33,750 → $98,250 (+191.1%)
Median home value	$197,500 → $336,000 (+70.1%)	$104,500 → $95,000 (-9.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$744 → $744 (+0.0%)

Chain of Rocks

Population

114279

Median household income

$83,125$145,887

Median home value

$197,500$336,000

Whiteside

Population

7096

Median household income

$33,750$98,250

Median home value

$104,500$95,000

Median gross rent

$744$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chain of Rocks	Whiteside
Under 5	18.3%	18.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	2.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	2.1%
25 to 34	5.7%	29.2%
35 to 44	28.3%	5.2%
45 to 54	6.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	6.8%	26.0%
65 to 74	6.1%	7.3%
75 and over	1.1%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chain of Rocks	Whiteside
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	99.0%
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	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chain of Rocks	Whiteside
No high school diploma	7.8%	16.2%
High school graduate	18.3%	70.3%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	13.5%
Bachelor's degree	47.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chain of Rocks	Whiteside
Drove alone	60.0%	92.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	30.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chain of Rocks	Whiteside
1-unit, detached	97.3%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	21.2%

Poverty & households

	Chain of Rocks	Whiteside
Poverty rate	3.2%	4.2%
Average household size	3.99	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	22	31
Median year structure built	2001	1961