Argyle vs Belvidere

A side-by-side comparison of Argyle and Belvidere: population, income, housing, and more.

Argyle and Belvidere are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belvidere has the higher population (24,510 vs 561 in Argyle). Argyle has the higher median household income ($160,893 vs $62,462 in Belvidere). Argyle has the higher median home value ($281,000 vs $153,100 in Belvidere).

Population, income & housing

	Argyle	Belvidere
Population	561	24,510
Median age	56.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$160,893	$62,462
Median home value	$281,000	$153,100
Median gross rent	—	$943
Housing units	219	10,077
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.6%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argyle	Belvidere
Population	353 → 561 (+58.9%)	25,027 → 24,510 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$139,821 → $160,893 (+15.1%)	$51,166 → $62,462 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$225,800 → $281,000 (+24.4%)	$110,300 → $153,100 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$776 → $943 (+21.5%)

Argyle

Population

353561

Median household income

$139,821$160,893

Median home value

$225,800$281,000

Belvidere

Population

25,02724,510

Median household income

$51,166$62,462

Median home value

$110,300$153,100

Median gross rent

$776$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argyle	Belvidere
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	23.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	1.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	18.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	5.2%	14.4%
55 to 64	27.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	18.4%	10.1%
75 and over	5.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argyle	Belvidere
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	56.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	37.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argyle	Belvidere
No high school diploma	0.0%	21.9%
High school graduate	8.6%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argyle	Belvidere
Drove alone	71.8%	75.8%
Carpooled	8.6%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	19.6%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argyle	Belvidere
1-unit, detached	100.0%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Argyle	Belvidere
Poverty rate	0.0%	15.5%
Average household size	2.56	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1979	1972