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Silas, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Silas is a Census town of 559 people across 5.21 square miles of land, in Choctaw County. Median household income is $66,250, 84.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Silas
What Silas is
- Census place typetown
- Land area5.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land107 plus or minus 45
- County holding the largest share of its areaChoctaw County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silas
How many people live in Silas
- Population559 plus or minus 235
- Median age34.6
- Population under 18119 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1821.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Population 65 and over72 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent
- Households172 plus or minus 62
- Family households152 plus or minus 58
- Share of households that are families88.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silas
Income and work in Silas
- Median household income$66,250 plus or minus $23,858
- Per capita income$22,344 plus or minus $4,903
- Civilian labor force235 plus or minus 110
- Employed206 plus or minus 89
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate12.3 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Adults 25 and over388 plus or minus 149
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.7 percent plus or minus 44.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silas
Housing in Silas
- Housing units219 plus or minus 69
- Occupied units172 plus or minus 62
- Vacant units47 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate21.5 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Owner occupied145 plus or minus 57
- Renter occupied27 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate84.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,600
- Single family units148 plus or minus 57
- Share single family67.6 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes71 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silas
How Silas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute159 plus or minus 68
- Commuting under 15 minutes26 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.4 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more118 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more74.2 percent plus or minus 43.7
- Drove alone71.1 percent plus or minus 40.7
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silas
Flood risk in Silas
- NFIP communityTown of Silas
- NFIP community number010036
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/10(M)
The Town of Silas participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010036 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Choctaw County, not Silas
Choctaw County context, not Silas figures
- Establishments in Choctaw County243
- Covered employment, Choctaw County3,299
- Average annual pay, Choctaw County$61,814
- Housing units permitted, Choctaw County0
Every figure in this section is published for Choctaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Silas.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Silas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Silas, Alabama?
559, in 172 households. Silas town covers 5.21 square miles of land, which is 107 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Silas in?
Choctaw County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Silas?
$66,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Silas in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Silas appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Silas, town of, community 010036, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Silas figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Choctaw County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Silas.
Is zoning published for Silas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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