Old Monroe vs Silex

A side-by-side comparison of Old Monroe and Silex: population, income, housing, and more.

Old Monroe 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 183 in Old Monroe). Silex has the higher median home value ($176,100 vs $154,200 in Old Monroe). Since 2019, Silex's population has grown faster (+463.2% vs -15.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Old Monroe	Silex
Population	183	383
Median age	30.5 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,458	—
Median home value	$154,200	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,156	$688
Housing units	68	116
Homeownership rate	81.5%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Monroe	Silex
Population	216 → 183 (-15.3%)	68 → 383 (+463.2%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $61,458 (+53.6%)	$86,250 → $35,938 (-58.3%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $154,200 (+37.1%)	$155,800 → $176,100 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $1,156 (+5.7%)	$715 → $688 (-3.8%)

Old Monroe

Population

216183

Median household income

$40,000$61,458

Median home value

$112,500$154,200

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,156

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)

	Old Monroe	Silex
Under 5	19.7%	2.3%
5 to 17	10.9%	27.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	20.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	7.7%	6.3%
45 to 54	8.2%	4.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	9.9%
75 and over	2.7%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Monroe	Silex
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Monroe	Silex
No high school diploma	13.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	42.2%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Monroe	Silex
Drove alone	95.4%	73.5%
Carpooled	2.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Monroe	Silex
1-unit, detached	82.4%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Old Monroe	Silex
Poverty rate	4.4%	13.8%
Average household size	2.82	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1963	2013