Argyle vs Candlewick Lake

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

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

Candlewick Lake has the higher population (5,459 vs 561 in Argyle). Argyle has the higher median household income ($160,893 vs $94,820 in Candlewick Lake). Argyle has the higher median home value ($281,000 vs $169,200 in Candlewick Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Argyle	Candlewick Lake
Population	561	5,459
Median age	56.3 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$160,893	$94,820
Median home value	$281,000	$169,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,539
Housing units	219	1,738
Homeownership rate	100.0%	91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.6%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argyle	Candlewick Lake
Population	353 → 561 (+58.9%)	4,734 → 5,459 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$139,821 → $160,893 (+15.1%)	$75,000 → $94,820 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$225,800 → $281,000 (+24.4%)	$130,800 → $169,200 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,393 → $1,539 (+10.5%)

Argyle

Population

353561

Median household income

$139,821$160,893

Median home value

$225,800$281,000

Candlewick Lake

Population

4,7345,459

Median household income

$75,000$94,820

Median home value

$130,800$169,200

Median gross rent

$1,393$1,539

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argyle	Candlewick Lake
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	23.5%	24.4%
18 to 24	1.8%	12.6%
25 to 34	18.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	5.2%	14.1%
55 to 64	27.1%	11.4%
65 to 74	18.4%	5.1%
75 and over	5.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argyle	Candlewick Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	69.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argyle	Candlewick Lake
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	8.6%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argyle	Candlewick Lake
Drove alone	71.8%	73.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	10.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argyle	Candlewick Lake
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Argyle	Candlewick Lake
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.9%
Average household size	2.56	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	41
Median year structure built	1979	1995