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Argenta, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Argenta, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,661. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ARGENTA-IL · Argenta, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,661 pop · #5168/25278 · Macon County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $95,889
  • RANK-UPPER #5168/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oreana
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,661
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $172,200

Nearest income peer: Oreana, IL ( $264 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Argenta

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Argenta on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Argenta, IL sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,661
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$95,889
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $95,889 and home value $172,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 31.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Oakdale is the closest lower-income city and Calhoun the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Argenta.

Population concentration

Argenta reads through its lone ZIP, 62501

2,661 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62501 is not the leading code inside Argenta, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Argenta's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 41 establishments, 148 employees , annual payroll $7,480k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62501 (41 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Argenta, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Macon County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Argenta. See the Macon County roll-up →

Argenta sits in the upper half of Macon County on income: Decatur, Maroa and Macon report less, while Mt Zion and Forsyth report more. Decatur marks the far end of that range at $44,865, 53% below Argenta.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62501 2,661 $95,889 41 13
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Argenta roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Argenta, .