Fenton vs Northwoods

A side-by-side comparison of Fenton and Northwoods: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fenton has the higher population (4,087 vs 3,654 in Northwoods). Fenton has the higher median household income ($97,991 vs $40,787 in Northwoods). Fenton has the higher median home value ($362,800 vs $72,300 in Northwoods).

Population, income & housing

	Fenton	Northwoods
Population	4,087	3,654
Median age	47.0 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$97,991	$40,787
Median home value	$362,800	$72,300
Median gross rent	$1,581	$1,104
Housing units	1,629	1,806
Homeownership rate	87.0%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fenton	Northwoods
Population	4,025 → 4,087 (+1.5%)	4,121 → 3,654 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$96,679 → $97,991 (+1.4%)	$38,869 → $40,787 (+4.9%)
Median home value	$269,000 → $362,800 (+34.9%)	$63,600 → $72,300 (+13.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,218 → $1,581 (+29.8%)	$945 → $1,104 (+16.8%)

Fenton

Population

4,0254,087

Median household income

$96,679$97,991

Median home value

$269,000$362,800

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,581

Northwoods

Population

4,1213,654

Median household income

$38,869$40,787

Median home value

$63,600$72,300

Median gross rent

$945$1,104

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fenton	Northwoods
Under 5	5.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	12.8%
18 to 24	12.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.1%	9.4%
45 to 54	14.6%	8.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.4%
65 to 74	16.3%	17.7%
75 and over	5.9%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fenton	Northwoods
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	6.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	91.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fenton	Northwoods
No high school diploma	4.4%	10.6%
High school graduate	17.6%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fenton	Northwoods
Drove alone	79.6%	77.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	5.6%
Walked	0.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	10.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fenton	Northwoods
1-unit, detached	89.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fenton	Northwoods
Poverty rate	3.7%	24.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1988	1953