Argyle vs Houghton

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

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

Argyle has the higher population (93 vs 87 in Houghton). Since 2019, Argyle's population has grown faster (+151.4% vs -29.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Argyle	Houghton
Population	93	87
Median age	59.7 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$104,375
Median home value	—	$212,500
Median gross rent	—	$700
Housing units	62	40
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argyle	Houghton
Population	37 → 93 (+151.4%)	123 → 87 (-29.3%)
Median household income	—	$65,000 → $104,375 (+60.6%)
Median home value	—	$137,500 → $212,500 (+54.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$550 → $700 (+27.3%)

Argyle

Population

3793

Houghton

Population

12387

Median household income

$65,000$104,375

Median home value

$137,500$212,500

Median gross rent

$550$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argyle	Houghton
Under 5	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	4.6%
55 to 64	83.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.7%	19.5%
75 and over	6.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argyle	Houghton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.1%
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%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argyle	Houghton
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.5%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argyle	Houghton
Drove alone	100.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argyle	Houghton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
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	Houghton
Poverty rate	9.7%	1.1%
Average household size	1.50	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1938	1975