Argenta vs Lima

A side-by-side comparison of Argenta and Lima: population, income, housing, and more.

Argenta and Lima are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lima has the higher population (237 vs 98 in Argenta). Since 2019, Lima's population has grown faster (+31.7% vs +3.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Argenta	Lima
Population	98	237
Median age	—	53.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,906
Median home value	—	$183,100
Housing units	98	158
Homeownership rate	100.0%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argenta	Lima
Population	95 → 98 (+3.2%)	180 → 237 (+31.7%)
Median household income	—	$35,938 → $53,906 (+50.0%)
Median home value	—	$110,500 → $183,100 (+65.7%)

Argenta

Population

9598

Lima

Population

180237

Median household income

$35,938$53,906

Median home value

$110,500$183,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argenta	Lima
Under 5	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	5.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.3%
65 to 74	100.0%	24.9%
75 and over	0.0%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argenta	Lima
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argenta	Lima
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	100.0%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argenta	Lima
Drove alone	—	63.4%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	22.6%
Bicycle	—	5.4%
Worked from home	—	8.6%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argenta	Lima
1-unit, detached	0.0%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	100.0%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Argenta	Lima
Poverty rate	100.0%	17.7%
Average household size	—	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	—	7
Median year structure built	—	1963