Argonia vs Caldwell

A side-by-side comparison of Argonia and Caldwell: population, income, housing, and more.

Argonia and Caldwell are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Caldwell has the higher population (1,091 vs 573 in Argonia). Argonia has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $40,729 in Caldwell). Argonia has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $69,900 in Caldwell).

Population, income & housing

	Argonia	Caldwell
Population	573	1,091
Median age	45.2 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$40,729
Median home value	$117,500	$69,900
Median gross rent	$675	$478
Housing units	279	601
Homeownership rate	78.4%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argonia	Caldwell
Population	521 → 573 (+10.0%)	1,006 → 1,091 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$52,750 → $78,750 (+49.3%)	$41,250 → $40,729 (-1.3%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $117,500 (+40.2%)	$48,200 → $69,900 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $675 (+9.2%)	$509 → $478 (-6.1%)

Argonia

Population

521573

Median household income

$52,750$78,750

Median home value

$83,800$117,500

Median gross rent

$618$675

Caldwell

Population

1,0061,091

Median household income

$41,250$40,729

Median home value

$48,200$69,900

Median gross rent

$509$478

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argonia	Caldwell
Under 5	4.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	20.4%
18 to 24	3.7%	1.6%
25 to 34	13.3%	17.3%
35 to 44	4.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	21.5%	7.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	7.2%	13.9%
75 and over	10.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argonia	Caldwell
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.7%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argonia	Caldwell
No high school diploma	5.6%	2.4%
High school graduate	52.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argonia	Caldwell
Drove alone	63.7%	71.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	31.4%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argonia	Caldwell
1-unit, detached	87.8%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Argonia	Caldwell
Poverty rate	7.3%	18.2%
Average household size	2.48	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1973	1951