Calamus vs Goose Lake

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

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

Calamus has the higher population (405 vs 309 in Goose Lake). Goose Lake has the higher median household income ($70,625 vs $66,250 in Calamus). Goose Lake has the higher median home value ($125,000 vs $123,000 in Calamus).

Population, income & housing

	Calamus	Goose Lake
Population	405	309
Median age	41.1 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$70,625
Median home value	$123,000	$125,000
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	168	104
Homeownership rate	91.7%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calamus	Goose Lake
Population	426 → 405 (-4.9%)	207 → 309 (+49.3%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $66,250 (+13.6%)	$71,250 → $70,625 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $123,000 (+34.6%)	$132,500 → $125,000 (-5.7%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $625 (+1.1%)	—

Calamus

Population

426405

Median household income

$58,333$66,250

Median home value

$91,400$123,000

Median gross rent

$618$625

Goose Lake

Population

207309

Median household income

$71,250$70,625

Median home value

$132,500$125,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calamus	Goose Lake
Under 5	1.5%	2.6%
5 to 17	24.7%	33.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	16.3%	21.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	5.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	5.5%
75 and over	9.9%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calamus	Goose Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calamus	Goose Lake
No high school diploma	2.9%	23.7%
High school graduate	40.0%	12.4%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calamus	Goose Lake
Drove alone	85.6%	96.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calamus	Goose Lake
1-unit, detached	88.1%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Calamus	Goose Lake
Poverty rate	3.6%	20.6%
Average household size	2.41	3.32
Mean commute (minutes)	37	22
Median year structure built	1949	1962