Silex is a tiny village located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 292 people and just one neighborhood, Silex is the 492nd largest community in Missouri. Silex has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Silex, where the median household income is .
Silex real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Silex house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Silex is a blue-collar town, with 55.56% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Silex is a village of transportation and shipping workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Silex who work in healthcare suport services (22.22%), teaching (22.22%), and office and administrative support (0.00%).
Overall, Silex’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Silex has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Silex has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Silex than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Silex may be for you.
One downside of living in Silex, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.83 minutes every day commuting to work.
Silex is a very car-oriented village. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Silex is a small village , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Silex has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small village, Silex does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Silex has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 3.08% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Silex in 2018 was $9,082, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $36,328 for a family of four. Silex also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 63.24% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Silex home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Silex residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Silex include Irish, French, African, Scottish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Silex is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to MO* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Silex Elem. School
64 Hwy Uu Silex, MO 63377 |
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Silex High School
64 Hwy Uu Silex, MO 63377 |
07-12 | ||
* 10 is highest |
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SEE ALL SCHOOLSEthnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
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American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 31.7% | 50.0% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 26.5% | 43.7% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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Black | ||
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American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 45.9% | 50.0% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 38.5% | 43.7% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 39.1% | 50.0% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 27.9% | 43.7% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 11.2% | 6.2% |
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