Argonne vs Mole Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Argonne and Mole Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Argonne and Mole Lake are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mole Lake has the higher population (507 vs 98 in Argonne). Argonne has the higher median household income ($63,250 vs $40,000 in Mole Lake). Argonne has the higher median home value ($146,400 vs $133,700 in Mole Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Argonne	Mole Lake
Population	98	507
Median age	56.4 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,250	$40,000
Median home value	$146,400	$133,700
Median gross rent	—	$493
Housing units	71	276
Homeownership rate	95.1%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argonne	Mole Lake
Population	112 → 98 (-12.5%)	514 → 507 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$56,058 → $63,250 (+12.8%)	$21,111 → $40,000 (+89.5%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $146,400 (+36.1%)	$87,900 → $133,700 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$370 → $493 (+33.2%)

Argonne

Population

11298

Median household income

$56,058$63,250

Median home value

$107,600$146,400

Mole Lake

Population

514507

Median household income

$21,111$40,000

Median home value

$87,900$133,700

Median gross rent

$370$493

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argonne	Mole Lake
Under 5	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	3.1%	18.5%
18 to 24	15.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	6.1%	18.9%
35 to 44	3.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	17.3%	9.9%
55 to 64	22.4%	19.5%
65 to 74	23.5%	11.8%
75 and over	9.2%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argonne	Mole Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	19.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	68.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argonne	Mole Lake
No high school diploma	7.5%	15.1%
High school graduate	35.0%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	53.8%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argonne	Mole Lake
Drove alone	96.2%	74.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argonne	Mole Lake
1-unit, detached	95.8%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Argonne	Mole Lake
Poverty rate	7.1%	28.7%
Average household size	1.61	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1938	1990