Argyle vs Poplar Grove

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

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

Poplar Grove has the higher population (4,202 vs 561 in Argyle). Argyle has the higher median household income ($160,893 vs $93,409 in Poplar Grove). Argyle has the higher median home value ($281,000 vs $253,500 in Poplar Grove).

Population, income & housing

	Argyle	Poplar Grove
Population	561	4,202
Median age	56.3 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$160,893	$93,409
Median home value	$281,000	$253,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,443
Housing units	219	1,581
Homeownership rate	100.0%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.6%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argyle	Poplar Grove
Population	353 → 561 (+58.9%)	5,270 → 4,202 (-20.3%)
Median household income	$139,821 → $160,893 (+15.1%)	$75,815 → $93,409 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$225,800 → $281,000 (+24.4%)	$159,900 → $253,500 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,625 → $1,443 (-11.2%)

Argyle

Population

353561

Median household income

$139,821$160,893

Median home value

$225,800$281,000

Poplar Grove

Population

5,2704,202

Median household income

$75,815$93,409

Median home value

$159,900$253,500

Median gross rent

$1,625$1,443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argyle	Poplar Grove
Under 5	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	23.5%	24.1%
18 to 24	1.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	18.4%	8.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	5.2%	16.8%
55 to 64	27.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	18.4%	6.2%
75 and over	5.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argyle	Poplar Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	82.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argyle	Poplar Grove
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	8.6%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argyle	Poplar Grove
Drove alone	71.8%	81.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argyle	Poplar Grove
1-unit, detached	100.0%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Argyle	Poplar Grove
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1979	2002