Argyle vs Middle River

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

Argyle and Middle River 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 281 in Middle River). Argyle has the higher median household income ($81,750 vs $57,188 in Middle River). Argyle has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $103,500 in Middle River).

Population, income & housing

	Argyle	Middle River
Population	499	281
Median age	48.0 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$81,750	$57,188
Median home value	$188,200	$103,500
Median gross rent	$426	$313
Housing units	282	152
Homeownership rate	76.9%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argyle	Middle River
Population	679 → 499 (-26.5%)	268 → 281 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$79,625 → $81,750 (+2.7%)	$35,952 → $57,188 (+59.1%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $188,200 (+96.2%)	$80,000 → $103,500 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $426 (-32.4%)	$427 → $313 (-26.7%)

Argyle

Population

679499

Median household income

$79,625$81,750

Median home value

$95,900$188,200

Median gross rent

$630$426

Middle River

Population

268281

Median household income

$35,952$57,188

Median home value

$80,000$103,500

Median gross rent

$427$313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argyle	Middle River
Under 5	3.6%	2.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	22.1%
18 to 24	1.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	6.8%
35 to 44	14.2%	21.7%
45 to 54	14.2%	6.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	8.5%
75 and over	16.0%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argyle	Middle River
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argyle	Middle River
No high school diploma	5.5%	7.1%
High school graduate	32.0%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argyle	Middle River
Drove alone	68.0%	83.0%
Carpooled	18.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	2.7%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argyle	Middle River
1-unit, detached	73.8%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Argyle	Middle River
Poverty rate	0.4%	14.4%
Average household size	2.02	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1967	1961