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Moving to Silas, Alabama

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Population: 529. Estimated population in July 2024: 495 (-6.4% change)
Males: 248 (46.9%), Females: 281 (53.1%)

Choctaw County

Zip code: 36919

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $20,882
Median house value: $52,200

Population by Race

Races in Silas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.8%)
  • Black (25.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (24.6%), English (4.2%), Irish (3.0%).

Elevation: 234 feet

Land area: 5.2 square miles

Map of Silas, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Silas

  • High school or higher: 72.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silas town

  • Never married: 17.6%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Silas:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silas:

  • KEY FIELD (about 48 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
  • HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 73 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; Abbreviation: PIB)
  • MOBILE REGIONAL (about 76 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Silas:

  • WAYNESBORO MUNI (about 23 miles; WAYNESBORO, MS; Abbreviation: 2R0)
  • ROY WILCOX (about 25 miles; CHATOM, AL; Abbreviation: 5R1)
  • BUTLER-CHOCTAW COUNTY (about 28 miles; BUTLER, AL; Abbreviation: 09A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silas:

  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 75 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 79 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
  • MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)

Schools

Public high school in Silas:

  • SOUTHERN CHOCTAW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location: 130 INDIAN WAY; Grades: 07 – 12)

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