Calamus vs Low Moor

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

Calamus and Low Moor 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 269 in Low Moor). Calamus has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $49,821 in Low Moor). Calamus has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $120,300 in Low Moor).

Population, income & housing

	Calamus	Low Moor
Population	405	269
Median age	41.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$49,821
Median home value	$123,000	$120,300
Median gross rent	$625	$850
Housing units	168	117
Homeownership rate	91.7%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calamus	Low Moor
Population	426 → 405 (-4.9%)	284 → 269 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $66,250 (+13.6%)	$56,250 → $49,821 (-11.4%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $123,000 (+34.6%)	$93,500 → $120,300 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $625 (+1.1%)	$775 → $850 (+9.7%)

Calamus

Population

426405

Median household income

$58,333$66,250

Median home value

$91,400$123,000

Median gross rent

$618$625

Low Moor

Population

284269

Median household income

$56,250$49,821

Median home value

$93,500$120,300

Median gross rent

$775$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calamus	Low Moor
Under 5	1.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	24.7%	24.5%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.7%
25 to 34	9.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	16.3%	16.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	18.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	9.7%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.3%
75 and over	9.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calamus	Low Moor
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.2%
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%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calamus	Low Moor
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.7%
High school graduate	40.0%	52.7%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calamus	Low Moor
Drove alone	85.6%	78.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	4.7%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	11.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calamus	Low Moor
1-unit, detached	88.1%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Calamus	Low Moor
Poverty rate	3.6%	16.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	37	21
Median year structure built	1949	1938