Calamus vs Charlotte

A side-by-side comparison of Calamus and Charlotte: population, income, housing, and more.

Calamus and Charlotte are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Charlotte has the higher population (431 vs 405 in Calamus). Charlotte has the higher median household income ($69,792 vs $66,250 in Calamus). Calamus has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $95,500 in Charlotte).

Population, income & housing

	Calamus	Charlotte
Population	405	431
Median age	41.1 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$69,792
Median home value	$123,000	$95,500
Median gross rent	$625	$704
Housing units	168	193
Homeownership rate	91.7%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calamus	Charlotte
Population	426 → 405 (-4.9%)	323 → 431 (+33.4%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $66,250 (+13.6%)	$61,500 → $69,792 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $123,000 (+34.6%)	$103,600 → $95,500 (-7.8%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $625 (+1.1%)	$575 → $704 (+22.4%)

Calamus

Population

426405

Median household income

$58,333$66,250

Median home value

$91,400$123,000

Median gross rent

$618$625

Charlotte

Population

323431

Median household income

$61,500$69,792

Median home value

$103,600$95,500

Median gross rent

$575$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calamus	Charlotte
Under 5	1.5%	2.1%
5 to 17	24.7%	25.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	9.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	16.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	7.4%
75 and over	9.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calamus	Charlotte
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	79.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	5.7%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calamus	Charlotte
No high school diploma	2.9%	4.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calamus	Charlotte
Drove alone	85.6%	90.6%
Carpooled	5.6%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calamus	Charlotte
1-unit, detached	88.1%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Calamus	Charlotte
Poverty rate	3.6%	13.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	1949	1952