Argo vs Ashville

A side-by-side comparison of Argo and Ashville: population, income, housing, and more.

Argo and Ashville are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Argo has the higher population (4,456 vs 2,748 in Ashville). Argo has the higher median household income ($107,818 vs $65,169 in Ashville). Argo has the higher median home value ($249,700 vs $184,600 in Ashville).

Population, income & housing

	Argo	Ashville
Population	4,456	2,748
Median age	32.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$107,818	$65,169
Median home value	$249,700	$184,600
Median gross rent	$2,103	$913
Housing units	1,566	962
Homeownership rate	91.6%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argo	Ashville
Population	4,220 → 4,456 (+5.6%)	2,380 → 2,748 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$72,643 → $107,818 (+48.4%)	$50,093 → $65,169 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$182,800 → $249,700 (+36.6%)	$110,200 → $184,600 (+67.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,205 → $913 (-24.2%)

Argo

Population

4,2204,456

Median household income

$72,643$107,818

Median home value

$182,800$249,700

Ashville

Population

2,3802,748

Median household income

$50,093$65,169

Median home value

$110,200$184,600

Median gross rent

$1,205$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argo	Ashville
Under 5	7.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	11.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	17.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	16.6%	14.9%
55 to 64	5.1%	8.4%
65 to 74	7.5%	8.7%
75 and over	2.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argo	Ashville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	80.3%
Black or African American	8.8%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argo	Ashville
No high school diploma	4.5%	17.0%
High school graduate	19.2%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argo	Ashville
Drove alone	74.6%	88.6%
Carpooled	10.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argo	Ashville
1-unit, detached	93.1%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Argo	Ashville
Poverty rate	1.1%	17.3%
Average household size	3.04	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	2004	1979