Archer vs Calumet

A side-by-side comparison of Archer and Calumet: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Archer has the higher population (144 vs 131 in Calumet). Archer has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $53,125 in Calumet). Calumet has the higher median home value ($65,000 vs $59,200 in Archer).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	Calumet
Population	144	131
Median age	44.0 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	$53,125
Median home value	$59,200	$65,000
Median gross rent	—	$475
Housing units	61	58
Homeownership rate	83.1%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	Calumet
Population	137 → 144 (+5.1%)	253 → 131 (-48.2%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $66,250 (+35.9%)	$44,000 → $53,125 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$43,800 → $59,200 (+35.2%)	$67,500 → $65,000 (-3.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$446 → $475 (+6.5%)

Archer

Population

137144

Median household income

$48,750$66,250

Median home value

$43,800$59,200

Calumet

Population

253131

Median household income

$44,000$53,125

Median home value

$67,500$65,000

Median gross rent

$446$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer	Calumet
Under 5	9.0%	9.2%
5 to 17	22.9%	26.0%
18 to 24	4.9%	3.1%
25 to 34	5.6%	13.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	7.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	6.1%
65 to 74	18.1%	12.2%
75 and over	7.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	Calumet
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	87.8%
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%	4.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	Calumet
No high school diploma	5.5%	3.7%
High school graduate	48.4%	55.6%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	Calumet
Drove alone	95.1%	91.5%
Carpooled	1.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	Calumet
1-unit, detached	96.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Archer	Calumet
Poverty rate	7.6%	25.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1961	1938