Argenta vs Macon

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

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

Macon has the higher population (1,035 vs 838 in Argenta). Argenta has the higher median household income ($75,313 vs $74,063 in Macon). Macon has the higher median home value ($109,500 vs $107,200 in Argenta).

Population, income & housing

	Argenta	Macon
Population	838	1,035
Median age	41.4 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$75,313	$74,063
Median home value	$107,200	$109,500
Median gross rent	$1,208	$800
Housing units	374	498
Homeownership rate	85.2%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argenta	Macon
Population	1,115 → 838 (-24.8%)	1,207 → 1,035 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$66,389 → $75,313 (+13.4%)	$67,188 → $74,063 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $107,200 (+14.9%)	$97,000 → $109,500 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $1,208 (+66.6%)	$629 → $800 (+27.2%)

Argenta

Population

1,115838

Median household income

$66,389$75,313

Median home value

$93,300$107,200

Median gross rent

$725$1,208

Macon

Population

1,2071,035

Median household income

$67,188$74,063

Median home value

$97,000$109,500

Median gross rent

$629$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argenta	Macon
Under 5	8.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	8.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	15.5%	12.7%
75 and over	9.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argenta	Macon
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.8%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argenta	Macon
No high school diploma	7.3%	5.2%
High school graduate	31.7%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	44.6%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argenta	Macon
Drove alone	96.5%	83.4%
Carpooled	2.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argenta	Macon
1-unit, detached	90.6%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Argenta	Macon
Poverty rate	6.0%	5.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1954	1959