Chalmers vs Idaville

A side-by-side comparison of Chalmers and Idaville: population, income, housing, and more.

Chalmers and Idaville are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chalmers has the higher population (518 vs 391 in Idaville). Chalmers has the higher median household income ($70,588 vs $46,250 in Idaville). Since 2019, Chalmers's population has grown faster (+16.4% vs -1.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Chalmers	Idaville
Population	518	391
Median age	40.8 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,588	$46,250
Median home value	$154,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,075	—
Housing units	229	269
Homeownership rate	81.2%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chalmers	Idaville
Population	445 → 518 (+16.4%)	397 → 391 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$58,977 → $70,588 (+19.7%)	$59,286 → $46,250 (-22.0%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $154,000 (+71.5%)	$64,200 → $94,700 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $1,075 (+43.3%)	$803 → $779 (-3.0%)

Chalmers

Population

445518

Median household income

$58,977$70,588

Median home value

$89,800$154,000

Median gross rent

$750$1,075

Idaville

Population

397391

Median household income

$59,286$46,250

Median home value

$64,200$94,700

Median gross rent

$803$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chalmers	Idaville
Under 5	9.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	13.5%	9.5%
18 to 24	9.3%	3.3%
25 to 34	15.3%	4.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	19.4%
55 to 64	16.6%	31.2%
65 to 74	7.9%	10.0%
75 and over	5.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chalmers	Idaville
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	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	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chalmers	Idaville
No high school diploma	8.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	44.2%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chalmers	Idaville
Drove alone	89.5%	84.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chalmers	Idaville
1-unit, detached	93.4%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	37.2%

Poverty & households

	Chalmers	Idaville
Poverty rate	4.6%	11.0%
Average household size	2.38	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	27	45
Median year structure built	1945	1991