Calamus vs Lost Nation

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

Calamus and Lost Nation 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 393 in Lost Nation). Calamus has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $51,000 in Lost Nation). Calamus has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $74,500 in Lost Nation).

Population, income & housing

	Calamus	Lost Nation
Population	405	393
Median age	41.1 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$51,000
Median home value	$123,000	$74,500
Median gross rent	$625	$658
Housing units	168	208
Homeownership rate	91.7%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calamus	Lost Nation
Population	426 → 405 (-4.9%)	461 → 393 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $66,250 (+13.6%)	$42,875 → $51,000 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $123,000 (+34.6%)	$65,900 → $74,500 (+13.1%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $625 (+1.1%)	$346 → $658 (+90.2%)

Calamus

Population

426405

Median household income

$58,333$66,250

Median home value

$91,400$123,000

Median gross rent

$618$625

Lost Nation

Population

461393

Median household income

$42,875$51,000

Median home value

$65,900$74,500

Median gross rent

$346$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calamus	Lost Nation
Under 5	1.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	24.7%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.0%
35 to 44	16.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.9%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.4%
75 and over	9.9%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calamus	Lost Nation
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calamus	Lost Nation
No high school diploma	2.9%	6.4%
High school graduate	40.0%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calamus	Lost Nation
Drove alone	85.6%	93.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	5.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calamus	Lost Nation
1-unit, detached	88.1%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	14.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Calamus	Lost Nation
Poverty rate	3.6%	10.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	37	45
Median year structure built	1949	1938