Argos vs Bourbon

A side-by-side comparison of Argos and Bourbon: population, income, housing, and more.

Argos and Bourbon are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Argos has the higher population (1,822 vs 1,816 in Bourbon). Bourbon has the higher median household income ($71,375 vs $60,214 in Argos). Bourbon has the higher median home value ($156,800 vs $128,100 in Argos).

Population, income & housing

	Argos	Bourbon
Population	1,822	1,816
Median age	34.1 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,214	$71,375
Median home value	$128,100	$156,800
Median gross rent	$937	$848
Housing units	789	765
Homeownership rate	69.1%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argos	Bourbon
Population	1,802 → 1,822 (+1.1%)	2,023 → 1,816 (-10.2%)
Median household income	$47,298 → $60,214 (+27.3%)	$54,333 → $71,375 (+31.4%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $128,100 (+56.4%)	$106,600 → $156,800 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $937 (+23.3%)	$611 → $848 (+38.8%)

Argos

Population

1,8021,822

Median household income

$47,298$60,214

Median home value

$81,900$128,100

Median gross rent

$760$937

Bourbon

Population

2,0231,816

Median household income

$54,333$71,375

Median home value

$106,600$156,800

Median gross rent

$611$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argos	Bourbon
Under 5	5.2%	7.6%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.8%
25 to 34	17.6%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.5%	6.6%
75 and over	4.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argos	Bourbon
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argos	Bourbon
No high school diploma	15.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	42.7%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argos	Bourbon
Drove alone	81.8%	72.4%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	6.2%
Bicycle	2.8%	6.4%
Worked from home	2.5%	5.2%
Other means	0.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argos	Bourbon
1-unit, detached	79.8%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	4.1%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Argos	Bourbon
Poverty rate	18.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1957	1958