Argyle vs Franklin

A side-by-side comparison of Argyle and Franklin: population, income, housing, and more.

Argyle and Franklin are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Franklin has the higher population (135 vs 93 in Argyle). Since 2019, Argyle's population has grown faster (+151.4% vs -16.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Argyle	Franklin
Population	93	135
Median age	59.7 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,500
Median home value	—	$116,500
Housing units	62	62
Homeownership rate	100.0%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argyle	Franklin
Population	37 → 93 (+151.4%)	161 → 135 (-16.1%)
Median household income	—	$61,000 → $47,500 (-22.1%)
Median home value	—	$118,800 → $116,500 (-1.9%)

Argyle

Population

3793

Franklin

Population

161135

Median household income

$61,000$47,500

Median home value

$118,800$116,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argyle	Franklin
Under 5	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	83.9%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.6%
75 and over	6.5%	19.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argyle	Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argyle	Franklin
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	49.5%	52.7%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argyle	Franklin
Drove alone	100.0%	85.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argyle	Franklin
1-unit, detached	100.0%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Argyle	Franklin
Poverty rate	9.7%	3.7%
Average household size	1.50	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1938	1957