Calamus vs Wheatland

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

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

Wheatland has the higher population (921 vs 405 in Calamus). Calamus has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $36,071 in Wheatland). Calamus has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $119,200 in Wheatland).

Population, income & housing

	Calamus	Wheatland
Population	405	921
Median age	41.1 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$36,071
Median home value	$123,000	$119,200
Median gross rent	$625	$803
Housing units	168	389
Homeownership rate	91.7%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calamus	Wheatland
Population	426 → 405 (-4.9%)	715 → 921 (+28.8%)
Median household income	$58,333 → $66,250 (+13.6%)	$53,125 → $36,071 (-32.1%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $123,000 (+34.6%)	$96,500 → $119,200 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $625 (+1.1%)	$739 → $803 (+8.7%)

Calamus

Population

426405

Median household income

$58,333$66,250

Median home value

$91,400$123,000

Median gross rent

$618$625

Wheatland

Population

715921

Median household income

$53,125$36,071

Median home value

$96,500$119,200

Median gross rent

$739$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calamus	Wheatland
Under 5	1.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	24.7%	37.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.2%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.0%
35 to 44	16.3%	17.9%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	4.8%
65 to 74	14.1%	4.9%
75 and over	9.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calamus	Wheatland
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
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%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calamus	Wheatland
No high school diploma	2.9%	3.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	51.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calamus	Wheatland
Drove alone	85.6%	86.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	5.0%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calamus	Wheatland
1-unit, detached	88.1%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Calamus	Wheatland
Poverty rate	3.6%	6.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1949	1946