Argonia vs Milton

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

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

Argonia has the higher population (573 vs 166 in Milton). Since 2019, Argonia's population has grown faster (+10.0% vs -9.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Argonia	Milton
Population	573	166
Median age	45.2 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	—
Median home value	$117,500	—
Median gross rent	$675	—
Housing units	279	107
Homeownership rate	78.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	42.5%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argonia	Milton
Population	521 → 573 (+10.0%)	184 → 166 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$52,750 → $78,750 (+49.3%)	$27,101 → $57,917 (+113.7%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $117,500 (+40.2%)	$76,200 → $71,700 (-5.9%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $675 (+9.2%)	—

Argonia

Population

521573

Median household income

$52,750$78,750

Median home value

$83,800$117,500

Median gross rent

$618$675

Milton

Population

184166

Median household income

$27,101$57,917

Median home value

$76,200$71,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argonia	Milton
Under 5	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	3.7%	19.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	18.1%
35 to 44	4.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	21.5%	27.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	18.1%
65 to 74	7.2%	0.0%
75 and over	10.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argonia	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	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	4.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argonia	Milton
No high school diploma	5.6%	26.4%
High school graduate	52.0%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argonia	Milton
Drove alone	63.7%	80.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argonia	Milton
1-unit, detached	87.8%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Argonia	Milton
Poverty rate	7.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1973	1994