Fountain N' Lakes vs Silex

A side-by-side comparison of Fountain N' Lakes and Silex: population, income, housing, and more.

Fountain N' Lakes 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 Fountain N' Lakes). Silex has the higher median home value ($176,100 vs $85,000 in Fountain N' Lakes). Since 2019, Silex's population has grown faster (+463.2% vs +10.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Fountain N' Lakes	Silex
Population	183	383
Median age	15.8 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median home value	$85,000	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,344	$688
Housing units	73	116
Homeownership rate	41.7%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.5%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	45.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fountain N' Lakes	Silex
Population	165 → 183 (+10.9%)	68 → 383 (+463.2%)
Median household income	—	$86,250 → $35,938 (-58.3%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $85,000 (+126.7%)	$155,800 → $176,100 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $1,344 (+52.9%)	$715 → $688 (-3.8%)

Fountain N' Lakes

Population

165183

Median home value

$37,500$85,000

Median gross rent

$879$1,344

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)

	Fountain N' Lakes	Silex
Under 5	24.6%	2.3%
5 to 17	26.2%	27.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	18.6%	9.9%
35 to 44	0.5%	6.3%
45 to 54	6.0%	4.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	2.7%	9.9%
75 and over	1.1%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fountain N' Lakes	Silex
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	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	1.1%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fountain N' Lakes	Silex
No high school diploma	49.4%	7.0%
High school graduate	41.8%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	6.3%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fountain N' Lakes	Silex
Drove alone	87.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	12.8%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fountain N' Lakes	Silex
1-unit, detached	2.7%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	97.3%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Fountain N' Lakes	Silex
Poverty rate	69.9%	13.8%
Average household size	3.05	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	30	23
Median year structure built	1997	2013