Silex vs Winfield

A side-by-side comparison of Silex and Winfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Silex and Winfield are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Winfield has the higher population (1,726 vs 383 in Silex). Winfield has the higher median home value ($178,200 vs $176,100 in Silex). Since 2019, Silex's population has grown faster (+463.2% vs +34.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Silex	Winfield
Population	383	1,726
Median age	40.4 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$70,170
Median home value	$176,100	$178,200
Median gross rent	$688	$810
Housing units	116	641
Homeownership rate	78.4%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Silex	Winfield
Population	68 → 383 (+463.2%)	1,288 → 1,726 (+34.0%)
Median household income	$86,250 → $35,938 (-58.3%)	$52,031 → $70,170 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$155,800 → $176,100 (+13.0%)	$128,900 → $178,200 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $688 (-3.8%)	$618 → $810 (+31.1%)

Silex

Population

68383

Median household income

$86,250$35,938

Median home value

$155,800$176,100

Median gross rent

$715$688

Winfield

Population

1,2881,726

Median household income

$52,031$70,170

Median home value

$128,900$178,200

Median gross rent

$618$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Silex	Winfield
Under 5	2.3%	3.0%
5 to 17	27.2%	22.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.7%
35 to 44	6.3%	20.4%
45 to 54	4.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.9%	6.4%
75 and over	15.9%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Silex	Winfield
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	91.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Silex	Winfield
No high school diploma	7.0%	17.2%
High school graduate	43.8%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Silex	Winfield
Drove alone	73.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Silex	Winfield
1-unit, detached	80.2%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Silex	Winfield
Poverty rate	13.8%	18.5%
Average household size	3.38	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	2013	1998