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Silex, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Silex is a Census city of 355 people across 0.29 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $56,667, 55.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Silex
What Silex is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.29 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,231 plus or minus 576
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln 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.
Silex
How many people live in Silex
- Population355 plus or minus 166
- Median age33.1
- Population under 18115 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1832.4 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 44
- Share 65 and over15.8 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Households72 plus or minus 29
- Family households66 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families91.7 percent plus or minus 19.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silex
Income and work in Silex
- Median household income$56,667 plus or minus $26,083
- Per capita income$17,589 plus or minus $3,597
- Civilian labor force106 plus or minus 69
- Employed96 plus or minus 67
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate9.4 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Adults 25 and over212 plus or minus 68
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.5 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.8 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 13.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silex
Housing in Silex
- Housing units99 plus or minus 52
- Occupied units72 plus or minus 29
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate27.3 percent plus or minus 48.4
- Owner occupied40 plus or minus 20
- Renter occupied32 plus or minus 20
- Ownership rate55.6 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$112,500 plus or minus $111,130
- Median gross rent, monthly$695 plus or minus $255
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.7 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Single family units68 plus or minus 53
- Share single family68.7 percent plus or minus 40.0
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more29.3 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built2011
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silex
How Silex gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute94 plus or minus 67
- Commuting under 15 minutes21 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.3 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more23 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.5 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Drove alone79.2 percent plus or minus 76.6
- Carpooled3.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked15.6 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Silex
SBA loans in Silex (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Silex, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Silex
Flood risk in Silex
- NFIP communityCity of Silex
- NFIP community number290212
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The City of Silex participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290212 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.
Lincoln County, not Silex
Lincoln County context, not Silex figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County1,010
- Covered employment, Lincoln County12,799
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$53,839
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County151
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Silex.
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
Silex questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Silex, Missouri?
355, in 72 households. Silex city covers 0.29 square miles of land, which is 1,231 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Silex in?
Lincoln 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 Silex?
$56,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $112,500. Median gross rent is $695 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Silex businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Silex, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Silex borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Silex. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Silex in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Silex appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Silex, city of, community 290212, 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 Silex figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln 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 Silex.
Is zoning published for Silex?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.