Argo vs Margaret

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

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

Margaret has the higher population (5,538 vs 4,456 in Argo). Argo has the higher median household income ($107,818 vs $97,075 in Margaret). Argo has the higher median home value ($249,700 vs $224,700 in Margaret).

Population, income & housing

	Argo	Margaret
Population	4,456	5,538
Median age	32.3 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$107,818	$97,075
Median home value	$249,700	$224,700
Median gross rent	$2,103	$881
Housing units	1,566	1,807
Homeownership rate	91.6%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argo	Margaret
Population	4,220 → 4,456 (+5.6%)	4,819 → 5,538 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$72,643 → $107,818 (+48.4%)	$72,200 → $97,075 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$182,800 → $249,700 (+36.6%)	$152,900 → $224,700 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,311 → $881 (-32.8%)

Argo

Population

4,2204,456

Median household income

$72,643$107,818

Median home value

$182,800$249,700

Margaret

Population

4,8195,538

Median household income

$72,200$97,075

Median home value

$152,900$224,700

Median gross rent

$1,311$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argo	Margaret
Under 5	7.8%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	22.4%
18 to 24	11.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	17.0%	23.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	15.0%
45 to 54	16.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	5.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	4.2%
75 and over	2.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argo	Margaret
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	79.2%
Black or African American	8.8%	17.3%
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	2.4%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argo	Margaret
No high school diploma	4.5%	12.3%
High school graduate	19.2%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argo	Margaret
Drove alone	74.6%	87.4%
Carpooled	10.1%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argo	Margaret
1-unit, detached	93.1%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
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%	19.6%

Poverty & households

	Argo	Margaret
Poverty rate	1.1%	6.6%
Average household size	3.04	3.26
Mean commute (minutes)	34	35
Median year structure built	2004	2007