Alvarado vs Argyle

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

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

Argyle has the higher population (499 vs 338 in Alvarado). Argyle has the higher median household income ($81,750 vs $70,000 in Alvarado). Argyle has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $132,700 in Alvarado).

Population, income & housing

	Alvarado	Argyle
Population	338	499
Median age	31.2 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$81,750
Median home value	$132,700	$188,200
Median gross rent	$1,208	$426
Housing units	143	282
Homeownership rate	75.9%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvarado	Argyle
Population	386 → 338 (-12.4%)	679 → 499 (-26.5%)
Median household income	$54,688 → $70,000 (+28.0%)	$79,625 → $81,750 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $132,700 (+37.8%)	$95,900 → $188,200 (+96.2%)
Median gross rent	$541 → $1,208 (+123.3%)	$630 → $426 (-32.4%)

Alvarado

Population

386338

Median household income

$54,688$70,000

Median home value

$96,300$132,700

Median gross rent

$541$1,208

Argyle

Population

679499

Median household income

$79,625$81,750

Median home value

$95,900$188,200

Median gross rent

$630$426

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvarado	Argyle
Under 5	5.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	28.1%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	1.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	14.2%
55 to 64	9.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	3.8%	6.8%
75 and over	9.5%	16.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvarado	Argyle
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	26.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvarado	Argyle
No high school diploma	16.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	30.3%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvarado	Argyle
Drove alone	91.6%	68.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	11.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvarado	Argyle
1-unit, detached	63.6%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.1%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Alvarado	Argyle
Poverty rate	14.5%	0.4%
Average household size	2.91	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1973	1967