Argenta vs Elwin

A side-by-side comparison of Argenta and Elwin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Argenta has the higher population (838 vs 33 in Elwin). Elwin has the higher median home value ($114,100 vs $107,200 in Argenta). Since 2019, Argenta's population has grown faster (-24.8% vs -76.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Argenta	Elwin
Population	838	33
Median age	41.4 yrs	25.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,313	—
Median home value	$107,200	$114,100
Median gross rent	$1,208	—
Housing units	374	23
Homeownership rate	85.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argenta	Elwin
Population	1,115 → 838 (-24.8%)	143 → 33 (-76.9%)
Median household income	$66,389 → $75,313 (+13.4%)	—
Median home value	$93,300 → $107,200 (+14.9%)	$95,600 → $114,100 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,208 (+66.6%)	—

Argenta

Population

1,115838

Median household income

$66,389$75,313

Median home value

$93,300$107,200

Median gross rent

$725$1,208

Elwin

Population

14333

Median home value

$95,600$114,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argenta	Elwin
Under 5	8.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	30.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	24.2%
35 to 44	14.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	15.5%	24.2%
75 and over	9.1%	21.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argenta	Elwin
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argenta	Elwin
No high school diploma	7.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	31.7%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	34.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argenta	Elwin
Drove alone	96.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argenta	Elwin
1-unit, detached	90.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Argenta	Elwin
Poverty rate	6.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.49	1.43
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1954	1972