Argenta

Population: 838
Median household income: $75,313
Median home value: $107,200

Argenta is a community in Macon County, Illinois, home to 838 residents. At $75,313, its median household income sits above Macon County's $62,449.

From 2019 to 2023, Argenta's population declined 24.8% from 1,115 to 838, while its median home value rose 14.9% from $93,300 to $107,200.

Owners occupy 85.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 838
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $75,313
Median home value: $107,200
Median gross rent: $1,208
Housing units: 374
Homeownership rate: 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,115838

Median household income

$66,389$75,313

Median home value

$93,300$107,200

Median gross rent

$725$1,208

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,115	$66,389	$93,300	$725
2020	1,051	$61,905	$96,000	$825
2021	979	$72,619	$102,200	$1,000
2022	900	$77,396	$102,500	$1,100
2023	838	$75,313	$107,200	$1,208

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7415.5%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	70	8.4%
5 to 17	153	18.3%
18 to 24	41	4.9%
25 to 34	72	8.6%
35 to 44	120	14.3%
45 to 54	70	8.4%
55 to 64	106	12.6%
65 to 74	130	15.5%
75 and over	76	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	780	93.1%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.7%
Two or more races	34	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's44.6%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	42	7.3%
High school graduate	182	31.7%
Some college or associate's	256	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	71	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	23	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone96.5%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	354	96.5%
Carpooled	9	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	4	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	92	25.1%
15 to 29 min	189	51.5%
30 to 44 min	34	9.3%
45 to 59 min	36	9.8%
60+ min	16	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 6.0% (50 of 838)

	Count	Share
Family households	241	71.5%
Nonfamily households	96	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	337	90.1%
Vacant	37	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	287	85.2%
Renter-occupied	50	14.8%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	339	90.6%
1-unit, attached	7	1.9%
2 to 4 units	9	2.4%
5 to 19 units	11	2.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1701972
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9855, -88.8197