Argo vs Riverside

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

Argo and Riverside 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 2,247 in Riverside). Argo has the higher median household income ($107,818 vs $67,750 in Riverside). Argo has the higher median home value ($249,700 vs $214,100 in Riverside).

Population, income & housing

	Argo	Riverside
Population	4,456	2,247
Median age	32.3 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$107,818	$67,750
Median home value	$249,700	$214,100
Median gross rent	$2,103	$1,073
Housing units	1,566	969
Homeownership rate	91.6%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argo	Riverside
Population	4,220 → 4,456 (+5.6%)	3,042 → 2,247 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$72,643 → $107,818 (+48.4%)	$58,517 → $67,750 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$182,800 → $249,700 (+36.6%)	$175,600 → $214,100 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$916 → $1,073 (+17.1%)

Argo

Population

4,2204,456

Median household income

$72,643$107,818

Median home value

$182,800$249,700

Riverside

Population

3,0422,247

Median household income

$58,517$67,750

Median home value

$175,600$214,100

Median gross rent

$916$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argo	Riverside
Under 5	7.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	14.9%
18 to 24	11.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	17.0%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	16.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	5.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	14.4%
75 and over	2.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argo	Riverside
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	83.1%
Black or African American	8.8%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argo	Riverside
No high school diploma	4.5%	18.7%
High school graduate	19.2%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	45.7%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argo	Riverside
Drove alone	74.6%	91.8%
Carpooled	10.1%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argo	Riverside
1-unit, detached	93.1%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Argo	Riverside
Poverty rate	1.1%	17.5%
Average household size	3.04	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	2004	1994