Argos vs La Paz

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

Argos and La Paz 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 498 in La Paz). La Paz has the higher median household income ($75,750 vs $60,214 in Argos). Argos has the higher median home value ($128,100 vs $121,900 in La Paz).

Population, income & housing

	Argos	La Paz
Population	1,822	498
Median age	34.1 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,214	$75,750
Median home value	$128,100	$121,900
Median gross rent	$937	$634
Housing units	789	262
Homeownership rate	69.1%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argos	La Paz
Population	1,802 → 1,822 (+1.1%)	562 → 498 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$47,298 → $60,214 (+27.3%)	$40,625 → $75,750 (+86.5%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $128,100 (+56.4%)	$77,800 → $121,900 (+56.7%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $937 (+23.3%)	$877 → $634 (-27.7%)

Argos

Population

1,8021,822

Median household income

$47,298$60,214

Median home value

$81,900$128,100

Median gross rent

$760$937

La Paz

Population

562498

Median household income

$40,625$75,750

Median home value

$77,800$121,900

Median gross rent

$877$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argos	La Paz
Under 5	5.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	22.9%	8.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	17.6%	18.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	9.3%	6.8%
65 to 74	10.5%	23.3%
75 and over	4.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argos	La Paz
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	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	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argos	La Paz
No high school diploma	15.4%	13.6%
High school graduate	42.7%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argos	La Paz
Drove alone	81.8%	91.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	1.9%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argos	La Paz
1-unit, detached	79.8%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	15.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Argos	La Paz
Poverty rate	18.9%	18.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1957	1951