California Junction vs Modale

A side-by-side comparison of California Junction and Modale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Modale has the higher population (207 vs 32 in California Junction). Since 2019, Modale's population has grown faster (-36.7% vs -41.8%).

Population, income & housing

	California Junction	Modale
Population	32	207
Median age	29.4 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$50,833
Median home value	—	$79,200
Median gross rent	—	$975
Housing units	12	111
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California Junction	Modale
Population	55 → 32 (-41.8%)	327 → 207 (-36.7%)
Median household income	—	$48,977 → $50,833 (+3.8%)
Median home value	—	$82,200 → $79,200 (-3.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $975 (+14.7%)

California Junction

Population

5532

Modale

Population

327207

Median household income

$48,977$50,833

Median home value

$82,200$79,200

Median gross rent

$850$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California Junction	Modale
Under 5	40.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.6%
25 to 34	43.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	18.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	14.5%
75 and over	15.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California Junction	Modale
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.6%
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%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California Junction	Modale
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	63.2%	61.6%
Some college or associate's	36.8%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California Junction	Modale
Drove alone	100.0%	84.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California Junction	Modale
1-unit, detached	100.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	California Junction	Modale
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.5%
Average household size	2.67	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	—	1973