Argenta, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,140
Male Share of the Population	51.5%
Female Share of the Population	48.5%
Senior Citizens	13.3%
Employed Population 16+	521
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	54.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12.5%
Median Earnings25+	$41,103
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$31,042
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,208

Wealth

Median Family Income	$69,013
% Above Poverty Level	93.9%
% Below Poverty Level	6.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	2.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	20.4%
Median Gross Rent	$740
Median House Value	$94,700

Ancestry

German	25%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	17%
Irish	14.3%
English	7%
Canadian	2.7%
Dutch	1.8%
Polish	1.8%
Swedish	1.4%
Scottish	1.3%
Greek	0.7%
Norwegian	0.5%
French Except Basque	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Italian	0.2%
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Argenta Almanac

Category	Value
County	Macon County
Standard Zip Codes	62501
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.98
Approximate Longitude	-88.81

Argenta Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	DECATUR
Distance	12.3 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 35 F
Apr Temp	42 to 65 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 68 F
Annual Precip	39.7 inches

Station	FARMER CITY
Distance	18.6 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 32 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 66 F
Annual Precip	36 inches

Station	MOWEAQUA
Distance	26.2 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 34 F
Apr Temp	41 to 64 F
Jul Temp	64 to 88 F
Oct Temp	42 to 68 F
Annual Precip	37.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cerro Gordo	1,371	$76,250
Cisco	246	$59,444
Forsyth	2,964	$108,750
Maroa	1,674	$77,500

Argenta Public Schools

Argenta-oreana High School
500 N Main St
ZIP: 62501
(217) 795-4821
High
Total Enrollment 291

Argenta-oreana Middle School
200 E East St
ZIP: 62501
(217) 795-2163
Middle
Total Enrollment 221

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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