Hawk Point vs Silex

A side-by-side comparison of Hawk Point and Silex: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hawk Point has the higher population (630 vs 383 in Silex). Silex has the higher median home value ($176,100 vs $117,500 in Hawk Point). Since 2019, Silex's population has grown faster (+463.2% vs +0.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Hawk Point	Silex
Population	630	383
Median age	36.4 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,205	—
Median home value	$117,500	$176,100
Median gross rent	$935	$688
Housing units	236	116
Homeownership rate	53.0%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	16.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawk Point	Silex
Population	630 → 630 (+0.0%)	68 → 383 (+463.2%)
Median household income	$42,404 → $49,205 (+16.0%)	$86,250 → $35,938 (-58.3%)
Median home value	$100,900 → $117,500 (+16.5%)	$155,800 → $176,100 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $935 (+9.6%)	$715 → $688 (-3.8%)

Hawk Point

Population

630630

Median household income

$42,404$49,205

Median home value

$100,900$117,500

Median gross rent

$853$935

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)

	Hawk Point	Silex
Under 5	6.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	21.9%	27.2%
18 to 24	14.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	6.3%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	6.3%
45 to 54	23.7%	4.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	3.7%	9.9%
75 and over	4.1%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawk Point	Silex
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	95.6%
Black or African American	16.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawk Point	Silex
No high school diploma	26.4%	7.0%
High school graduate	40.3%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawk Point	Silex
Drove alone	85.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	2.9%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawk Point	Silex
1-unit, detached	46.6%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.5%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Hawk Point	Silex
Poverty rate	42.2%	13.8%
Average household size	2.88	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1991	2013