Argos vs Lake of the Woods

A side-by-side comparison of Argos and Lake of the Woods: population, income, housing, and more.

Argos and Lake of the Woods 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 658 in Lake of the Woods). Lake of the Woods has the higher median household income ($64,375 vs $60,214 in Argos). Lake of the Woods has the higher median home value ($189,600 vs $128,100 in Argos).

Population, income & housing

	Argos	Lake of the Woods
Population	1,822	658
Median age	34.1 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,214	$64,375
Median home value	$128,100	$189,600
Median gross rent	$937	$1,020
Housing units	789	432
Homeownership rate	69.1%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argos	Lake of the Woods
Population	1,802 → 1,822 (+1.1%)	590 → 658 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$47,298 → $60,214 (+27.3%)	$63,472 → $64,375 (+1.4%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $128,100 (+56.4%)	$211,500 → $189,600 (-10.4%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $937 (+23.3%)	$1,040 → $1,020 (-1.9%)

Argos

Population

1,8021,822

Median household income

$47,298$60,214

Median home value

$81,900$128,100

Median gross rent

$760$937

Lake of the Woods

Population

590658

Median household income

$63,472$64,375

Median home value

$211,500$189,600

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,020

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argos	Lake of the Woods
Under 5	5.2%	0.9%
5 to 17	22.9%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	1.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	5.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	21.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	30.4%
75 and over	4.1%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argos	Lake of the Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	97.9%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argos	Lake of the Woods
No high school diploma	15.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	42.7%	48.1%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argos	Lake of the Woods
Drove alone	81.8%	93.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	6.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argos	Lake of the Woods
1-unit, detached	79.8%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Argos	Lake of the Woods
Poverty rate	18.9%	6.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1957	1967